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common bogbuttons
Paepalanthus anceps
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
Yellow HatpinsSyngonanthus flavidulus
ten-angled pipewortEriocaulon decangulare
Flattened PipewortEriocaulon compressum
Small's BogbuttonPaepalanthus minor
Southern BogbuttonPaepalanthus beyrichianus
Common PipewortEriocaulon aquaticum
Narrow PipewortEriocaulon lineare
Engler's bogbuttonLachnocaulon engleri
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,344 |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 138 |
| Mississippi | 134 |
| South Carolina | 113 |
| Georgia | 112 |
| North Carolina | 104 |
| Louisiana | 65 |
| Texas | 61 |
| Virginia | 4 |
| India | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | Pipeworts · Eriocaulaceae |
| Genus | Paepalanthus |
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.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise common bogbuttons with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.