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Polka Dot Plant
Hypoestes phyllostachya
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Heart of JesusCaladium bicolor
Variegated CrotonCodiaeum variegatum
Japanese aucubaAucuba japonica
Juba's BushIresine diffusa
Bethlehem-sagePulmonaria saccharata
Gold-dust DracaenaDracaena surculosa
Polka Dot BegoniaBegonia maculata
ColeusColeus scutellarioides
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 803 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 592 |
| Queensland | 432 |
| Colombia | 250 |
| South Africa | 204 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 193 |
| Costa Rica | 190 |
| India | 169 |
| New South Wales | 159 |
| United States | 145 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales |
| Family | Acanthus Family · Acanthaceae |
| Genus | Hypoestes |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Polka Dot Plant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.