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annatto
Bixa orellana
Bixa orellana
annatto throwup weed
Bixa orellana Bixaceae
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common names
  annatto
  achoite
  lipstick tree
accepted scientific name
  Bixa orellana L.
rules for finding collection records
  Bixa orellana (70)
family name
  • Bixaceae
Image Author: W. John Hayden
Image License: Author's permission
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Category: Shrubs, Broadleaf Trees
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors: color color
Flower size is about 2 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Non-Native. Naturalized.

How Likely at this Location (18%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (72%)
where plant found
mag select

Disturbed
Grassland
Forest
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Riparian
Meadow
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Bixa orellana   L.   (TSN: 22251, Index: 766)


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