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common axil-flower

Mecardonia acuminata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 19, February 23, March 21, April 34, May 34, June 20, July 16, August 54, September 48, October 20, November 15, December 17.
United States2,783
North Carolina255
Texas243
Alabama227
Louisiana175
Arkansas151
South Carolina138
Georgia131
Mississippi129
Virginia105

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyPlantain Family · Plantaginaceae
GenusMecardonia

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