Linderniaceae
Nuttall's mudflower
Micranthemum micranthemoides
- Family
- Linderniaceae
- Genus
- Micranthemum
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Micranthemum micranthemoidesLinderniaceae
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 小蕊珍珠草, 小泥花, 小花珍珠草, 日本珍珠草, 珍珠草
- English
- Nuttall's mudflower, Pearl weed
- French
- Micranthème d’Amérique
- Russian
- Хемиантус микрантемоидес
Synonyms
- Globifera micranthemodes Kuntze
- Globifera micranthemoides Kuntze
- Hemianthus micranthemoides Nutt.
- Hemianthus micranthus (Pursh) Pennell
- Herpestis micrantha Pursh
- Micranthemum micrantha (Pursh) Alph.Wood
- Micranthemum nuttallii A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: 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.