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Carolina birds-in-a-nest

Macbridea caroliniana

Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Carolina.January 4, February 5, March 4, April 6, May 5, June 10, July 18, August 3, September 3, October 4, November 3, December 4.
United States86
South Carolina47
North Carolina26
Georgia13

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
GenusMacbridea

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Carolina birds-in-a-nest with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.