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small crown flower
Calotropis procera
Calotropis procera
small crown flower Dogbane Family
Calotropis procera Apocynaceae
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common names
  small crown flower
   Apple of Sodom
  rubber bush
accepted scientific name
  Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton
rules for finding collection records
  Calotropis procera (98)
family name
  • Apocynaceae
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Category: Wildflowers, Shrubs, Broadleaf Trees
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors: color color color
Flower size is about 1 inch
Leaf: Opposite, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Introduced. Native to Asia and Africa.

How Likely at this Location (20%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (63%)
where plant found
mag select

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


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Calotropis procera   (Aiton) W.T. Aiton   (TSN: 30332, Index: 509)


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