Linderniaceae

Shade mudflower

Micranthemum umbrosum (J.F.Gmel.) S.F.Blake

Family: Linderniaceae
Genus: Micranthemum

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Shade mudflower (Micranthemum umbrosum) — FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 微花草, 矮婴泪草, 矮小泥花草
English: Shade mudflower
Polish: Mikrantemum okrągłolistne

Synonyms

Globifera umbrosa J.F.Gmel.
Micranthemum emarginatum Elliott
Micranthemum orbiculatum Michx.
Micranthemum orbiculatum var. emarginatum (Elliott) C.Mohr
Micranthemum orbiculatum var. tweediei (Benth.) J.A.Schmidt
Micranthemum pilosum Ernst
Micranthemum tweediei Benth.
Pinarda repens Vell.

Flowers

In flower: April to May, July, September to November (from 44 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jody Shugart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.