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Cape leadwort
Plumbago auriculata
Plumbago auriculata
Cape leadwort Plumbago Family
Plumbago auriculata Plumbaginaceae
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common name
  Cape leadwort
accepted scientific name
  Plumbago auriculata Lam.
rules for finding collection records
  Plumbago auriculata (102)
family name
  • Plumbaginaceae
Image Author: ©2007 Forest And Kim Starr
Image License: CC BY
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Category: Wildflowers, Shrubs, Woody Vines
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors: color color color
Flower size is 1.5 to 2.1 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Introduced. Native to southern Africa.

How Likely at this Location (22%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (72%)
where plant found
mag select

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


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Plumbago auriculata   Lam.   (TSN: 504462, Index: 460)


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Common Names



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