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rootbeer plant
Senega paniculata
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
white milkwortSenega alba
White SweetcloverMelilotus albus
showy milkwortAsemeia violacea
racemed milkwortSenega polygama
catchweed bedstrawGalium aparine
Northern BedstrawGalium boreale
Old World Diamond FlowerOldenlandia corymbosa
Licorice WeedScoparia dulcis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Australia | 913 |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | 721 |
| Queensland | 656 |
| United States | 503 |
| China | 393 |
| Taiwan | 377 |
| Taiwan Province | 368 |
| New South Wales | 257 |
| Yilan County | 150 |
| New Taipei | 136 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales |
| Family | milkworts · Polygalaceae |
| Genus | American Milkworts · Senega |
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 rootbeer plant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.