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Portuguese Crowberry

Corema album

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 Portugal.January 27, February 64, March 58, April 64, May 86, June 77, July 66, August 131, September 102, October 69, November 35, December 47.
Portugal826
SETÚBAL191
Spain153
COIMBRA134
FARO126
LEIRIA111
AVEIRO102
Andalucía95
BEJA76
Galicia58

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

Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

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

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderHeathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales
Familyheath family · Ericaceae
GenusCorema

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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