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Type
Amphibians
Birds
Flowering plants
Insects
Trees
Color
Black
Brown
Green
Orange
Pink
Purple
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Kingdom
Animalia
Plantae
Phylum
Arthopoda
Chordata
Class
Aves
Insecta
Order
Accipitriformes
Asterales
Coleoptera
Lepidoptera
Passeriformes
Poales
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Family
Asteraceae
Cathartidae
Cerambycidae
Convolvulaceae
Icteridae
Nymphalidae
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Genus
Agelaius
Ageratum
Biblis
Bouteloua
Catharus
Catonephele
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Size
Around 100cm
Around 10cm
Around 15cm
Around 20cm
Around 30cm
Around 35mm
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Distribution
Africa
Australia
Central America
Eurasia
North America
Northeast Asia
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Location
Brazil
Canada
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Zoo
Leaves
alternate
blue-green
coarse
Crenate
Deltoid
Dentate
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Flowers
Brown
capitulum
corymb
fragrant
orange
pink
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Fruit
Achene
brown
capsule
drupe
green
pods
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Trivia
Attractive to butterflies
Different flower coloration depending on pollination
Edible tubers
Female specimen
Invasive species in North America
Male specimen
Seeds
black
brown
capsule
Life Cycle
Annual
Perennial

Distribution Central America

  • Angeloweed
    Photo of a Angeloweed
  • Banded Grecian shoemaker
    Photo of a Banded Grecian shoemaker
  • Banded orange
    Photo of a Banded orange
  • Black vulture
    Photo of a Black vulture
  • Bluemink
    Photo of a Bluemink
  • California poppy
    Photo of a California poppy
  • Cane toad
    Photo of a Cane toad
  • Common lantana
    Photo of a Common lantana
  • Dahlia
    Photo of a Dahlia
  • Dwarf Morning Glory
    Photo of a Dwarf Morning Glory
  • Four o'clock flower
    Photo of a Four o'clock flower
  • Golden longwing
    Photo of a Golden longwing
  • Gray-cheeked Thrush
    Photo of a Gray-cheeked Thrush
  • Longhorn beetle
    Photo of a Longhorn beetle
  • Malachite
    Photo of a Malachite
  • Ornamental sweet potato vine
    Photo of a Ornamental sweet potato vine
  • Pink-spotted cattleheart
    Photo of a Pink-spotted cattleheart
  • Postman butterfly
    Photo of a Postman butterfly
  • Red rim
    Photo of a Red rim
  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Photo of a Red-winged Blackbird
  • Rose breasted grosbeak
    Photo of a Rose breasted grosbeak
  • Rusty-tipped page
    Photo of a Rusty-tipped page
  • Sideoats grama
    Photo of a Sideoats grama
  • Variable swallowtail
    Photo of a Variable swallowtail
  • Walking iris
    Photo of a Walking iris
  • Yellow elder
    Photo of a Yellow elder
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