Burmanniaceae
Puerto Rico yellowseed
Gymnosiphon niveus
- Family
- Burmanniaceae
- Genus
- Gymnosiphon
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Gymnosiphon niveusBurmanniaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Puerto Rico yellowseed
Synonyms
- Gymnosiphon fawcettii Urb.
- Gymnosiphon germaini Urb.
- Gymnosiphon germainii Urb.
- Gymnosiphon parviflorus Urb.
- Gymnosiphon portoricensis Urb.
- Ptychomeria fawcettii (Urb.) Schltr.
- Ptychomeria germainii (Urb.) Stehlé
- Ptychomeria nivea Griseb.
- Ptychomeria parviflora (Urb.) Schltr.
- Ptychomeria portoricensis (Urb.) Schltr.
- Ptychomeria portoricensis f. roseo-cyanea Cif.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.