
Paepalanthus
Paepalanthus is a genus of plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. It has about 300-400 species, native mostly to tropical Africa and Latin America, with a few species in Japan and Madagascar.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

common bogbuttons
speciesPaepalanthus anceps

Paepalanthus alpinus
speciesPaepalanthus alpinus

Paepalanthus chiquitensis
speciesPaepalanthus chiquitensis

Southern Bogbutton
speciesPaepalanthus beyrichianus

Paepalanthus fluviatilis
speciesPaepalanthus fluviatilis

Small's Bogbutton
speciesPaepalanthus minor

Cryptanthella
subsectionCryptanthella

Paepalanthus lamarckii
speciesPaepalanthus lamarckii

Paepalanthus planifolius
speciesPaepalanthus planifolius

Paepalanthus pulvinatus
speciesPaepalanthus pulvinatus

Paepalanthus acanthophyllus
speciesPaepalanthus acanthophyllus

Paepalanthus fasciculatus
speciesPaepalanthus fasciculatus

Paepalanthus bromelioides
speciesPaepalanthus bromelioides

Paepalanthus bifidus
speciesPaepalanthus bifidus

Paepalanthus urbanianus
speciesPaepalanthus urbanianus

Paepalanthus oyapockensis
speciesPaepalanthus oyapockensis

Paepalanthus ensifolius
speciesPaepalanthus ensifolius

Paepalanthus itatiaiensis
speciesPaepalanthus itatiaiensis

Paepalanthus elongatus
speciesPaepalanthus elongatus

Paepalanthus costaricensis
speciesPaepalanthus costaricensis

Paepalanthus trichophyllus
speciesPaepalanthus trichophyllus

Paepalanthus koernickei
speciesPaepalanthus koernickei

Paepalanthus subtilis
speciesPaepalanthus subtilis

Paepalanthus canastrensis
speciesPaepalanthus canastrensis

Paepalanthus erectifolius
speciesPaepalanthus erectifolius

Paepalanthus regalis
speciesPaepalanthus regalis

Paepalanthus irwinii
speciesPaepalanthus irwinii

Paepalanthus aretioides
speciesPaepalanthus aretioides

Paepalanthus stellatus
speciesPaepalanthus stellatus

Paepalanthus celsus
speciesPaepalanthus celsus

Paepalanthus myocephalon
speciesPaepalanthus myocephalon

Paepalanthus calvescens
speciesPaepalanthus calvescens

Paepalanthus polytrichoides
speciesPaepalanthus polytrichoides

Paepalanthus pulchellus
speciesPaepalanthus pulchellus

Paepalanthus fasciculoides
speciesPaepalanthus fasciculoides

Paepalanthus tortilis
speciesPaepalanthus tortilis

Paepalanthus argenteus
speciesPaepalanthus argenteus

Paepalanthus flaccidus
speciesPaepalanthus flaccidus

Paepalanthus vellozioides
speciesPaepalanthus vellozioides

Paepalanthus macer
speciesPaepalanthus macer

Paepalanthus comans
speciesPaepalanthus comans

Paepalanthus capixaba
speciesPaepalanthus capixaba

Paepalanthus longibracteatus
speciesPaepalanthus longibracteatus

Paepalanthus cassiae
speciesPaepalanthus cassiae

Paepalanthus albovaginatus
speciesPaepalanthus albovaginatus

Paepalanthus cordatus
speciesPaepalanthus cordatus

Paepalanthus niger
speciesPaepalanthus niger

Paepalanthus klotzschianus
speciesPaepalanthus klotzschianus

Paepalanthus spathulatus
speciesPaepalanthus spathulatus

Paepalanthus lanatus
speciesPaepalanthus lanatus

Paepalanthus bryoides
speciesPaepalanthus bryoides

Paepalanthus atratus
speciesPaepalanthus atratus

Paepalanthus macropodus
speciesPaepalanthus macropodus

Paepalanthus acantholimon
speciesPaepalanthus acantholimon

Paepalanthus villosulus
speciesPaepalanthus villosulus

Paepalanthus echinoides
speciesPaepalanthus echinoides

Paepalanthus catharinae
speciesPaepalanthus catharinae

Paepalanthus usterii
speciesPaepalanthus usterii
Paepalanthus lundii
speciesPaepalanthus lundii

Paepalanthus aequalis
speciesPaepalanthus aequalis
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 82151.