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Snailthreads
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Snailthreads

Cochliostema

Cochliostema is a genus of plants with two species in the family Commelinaceae (the spiderwort and dayflower family). The genus occurs from southern Nicaragua to southern Ecuador.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

fragrant snailthread

speciesCochliostema odoratissimum

Velvety Snailthread

speciesCochliostema velutinum

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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 430863.