Plumbago auriculata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Plumbago auriculata Lam.

Cape leadwort

2021 Ron Vanderhoff

2020 Stephen Rosenthal

2021 Ron Vanderhoff

2016 Keir Morse

2021 Joan Miller

2022 Daniel D Miller

Plumbago auriculata is a perennial herb that is not native to California.


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Genus:	Plumbago
Family:	Plumbaginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Plumbago capensis

Information about Plumbago auriculata from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PLAU6) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/07/2023).