Lamiaceae

White birds-in-a-nest

Macbridea alba Chapm.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Macbridea

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White birds-in-a-nest (Macbridea alba) — FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: White birds-in-a-nest

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: i like lizards, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification 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.