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Koster's curse
Miconia crenata
Miconia crenata
Koster's curse Meadowbeauty
Miconia crenata Melastomataceae
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common names
  Koster's curse
  soapbush
  clidemia
accepted scientific name
  Miconia crenata (Vahl) Michelang.
rules for finding collection records
  Miconia crenata (507)
  Clidemia hirta (76)
family name
  • Melastomataceae
Image Author: ©2021 adamdna
Image License: CC BY-NC
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Category: Shrubs
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is about 1.0 inches
Leaf: Opposite, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Native to the American Tropics. A nasty invasive in Hawaii.

How Likely at this Location (78%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (63%)
where plant found
mag select
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Miconia crenata   (Vahl) Michelang.   (TSN: 100469002, Index: 1102)


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