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Urospatha
Urospatha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae that consists of approximately 10 known species. They are found growing in South America and Central America in swamps, wet savannahs, and brackish water. The leaves of the species in this genus are upward pointing and sagittate (arrow-shaped). The inflorescences are quite unique; the spathe is mottled and elongated with a spiral twist at the end. The seeds are distributed by water and have a...
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Urospatha grandis
speciesUrospatha grandis
Urospatha sagittifolia
speciesUrospatha sagittifolia
Urospatha bogneri
speciesUrospatha bogneri
Urospatha edwallii
speciesUrospatha edwallii
Urospatha caribaea
speciesUrospatha caribaea
Urospatha antisylleptica
speciesUrospatha antisylleptica
Urospatha caudata
speciesUrospatha caudata
Urospatha angustiloba
speciesUrospatha angustiloba
Urospatha loefgreniana
speciesUrospatha loefgreniana
Urospatha meyeri
speciesUrospatha meyeri
Urospatha riedeliana
speciesUrospatha riedeliana
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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 496601.