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fourleaf manyseed

Polycarpon tetraphyllum

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 527, February 390, March 610, April 960, May 1,384, June 1,510, July 1,615, August 1,389, September 1,020, October 761, November 416, December 325.
United States14,122
Alaska10,909
California2,542
Australia781
New Zealand610
Spain467
Germany375
Texas374
Victoria312
Italy281

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Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
Familypink family · Caryophyllaceae
GenusPolycarpon

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