Phrymaceae
Mudmats
Glossostigma cleistanthum
- Family
- Phrymaceae
- Genus
- Glossostigma
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Mudmats
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Baur, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.