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cassava
Manihot esculenta
Manihot esculenta
cassava Spurge Family
Manihot esculenta Euphorbiaceae
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common names
  cassava
  manioc
  tapioca
  bitter cassava
accepted scientific name
  Manihot esculenta Crantz
rules for finding collection records
  Manihot esculenta (33)
  Manihot dulcis (0)
  Manihot esculenta mutabilis (0)
  Manihot manihot (0)
  Manihot utilissima (0)
family name
  • Euphorbiaceae
Image Author: ©2010 International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Image License: CC BY-NC
Image Source
Category: Shrubs
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 0.4 to 0.6 inches
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed beginning of January thru 2nd week of October
Not native. Cultivated.

How Likely at this Location (14%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (45%)
where plant found
mag select

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


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Manihot esculenta   Crantz   (TSN: 503688, Index: 881)


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