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leopard-plant

Farfugium japonicum

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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24 photos

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Japan.January 82, February 67, March 50, April 89, May 86, June 31, July 13, August 11, September 17, October 46, November 172, December 126.
Japan790
Georgia441
Tokyo390
South Carolina347
China240
United States170
Taiwan159
Taiwan Province131
Okinawa Prefecture69
New Taipei62

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
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusFarfugium

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Sources

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Practise leopard-plant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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