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Opercularia
Opercularia is a genus of perennials and subshrubs in the family Rubiaceae. There are about 15 species, all of which are endemic to Australia. Many of the species have an unpleasant odour.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first

variable stinkweed
speciesOpercularia varia

Coarse Stinkweed
speciesOpercularia aspera

narrow-leaved stinkweed
speciesOpercularia diphylla

Twiggy Stinkweed
speciesOpercularia turpis

dog weed
speciesOpercularia vaginata

Broad-leaved stinkweed
speciesOpercularia ovata

Opercularia hispidula
speciesOpercularia hispidula

hairy stinkweed
speciesOpercularia hispida

rough stinkweed
speciesOpercularia scabrida

Opercularia echinocephala
speciesOpercularia echinocephala

Opercularia volubilis
speciesOpercularia volubilis

Opercularia spermacocea
speciesOpercularia spermacocea

Opercularia apiciflora
speciesOpercularia apiciflora

Opercularia nubicola
speciesOpercularia nubicola

Opercularia acolytantha
speciesOpercularia acolytantha
Opercularia hirsuta
speciesOpercularia hirsuta
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 323855.