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Polycarpaea nivea
About
Polycarpaea nivea is a species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The species was described by William Aiton in 1828 as Achyranthes nivea, and it was placed in the genus Polycarpaea by Philip Barker Webb in 1849. The specific name nivea is Latin for "white as snow", and refers to the colour of the plant.
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Polycarpaea nivea
- Slug
- polycarpaea-nivea
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Polycarpaea
- Species
- nivea
- Wikidata QID
- Q6082066
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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