Section Ephemera
Ephemera
Ephemera are items which were not originally designed to be retained or preserved, but have been collected or retained. The word is etymologically derived from the Greek ephēmeros ‘lasting only a day’. The word is both plural and singular.
12 branches of this group, most-observed first
Wax begonia
speciesBegonia cucullata
bearded begonia
speciesBegonia hirtella
Fischer's begonia
speciesBegonia fischeri
woolly bear begonia
speciesBegonia subvillosa
Begonia descoleana
speciesBegonia descoleana
Begonia alchemilloides
speciesBegonia alchemilloides
Begonia leptotricha
speciesBegonia leptotricha
Begonia exigua
speciesBegonia exigua
Begonia per-dusenii
speciesBegonia per-dusenii
Begonia balansae
speciesBegonia balansae
Begonia mollicaulis
speciesBegonia mollicaulis
Begonia delicata
speciesBegonia delicata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1364564.