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American trailplant

Adenocaulon bicolor

The American trailplant is a special plant that grows in shady places. It has big, heart-shaped leaves and pretty white flowers that turn into fluffy seeds. This plant loves to grow near streams and in forests.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The American trailplant has large, heart-shaped leaves that are bright green on top and strikingly silvery-white and woolly underneath. Its small, unassuming white flowers grow on tall, sticky stems, making it distinctively visible along forest paths.

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American trailplant
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American trailplant

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Interessante Fakten

Despite its name, it's not a common food for forest animals, possibly due to its sticky texture!

Its scientific name, Adenocaulon, means 'glandular stem,' hinting at its sticky hairs!

The American trailplant is also known as 'silver-green' due to its unique leaf colors.

You can often find this plant 'pointing' its silver undersides up on windy days!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Two-Tone Tracker

American trailplant has bicolored leaves, green above and silvery below, which may reflect sunlight or deter herbivores.

Fähigkeit

Sticky Situation

American trailplant stems are covered in glandular hairs, trapping small insects, possibly for defense or nutrient absorption.

Fähigkeit

Wind Walker Seeds

American trailplant produces seeds with a fluffy parachute, allowing them to drift on the wind to new growing spots.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-90 cm
Ausbreitung
15-45 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
Sommer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Black-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus melanopygus

visits flowers for nectar

eaten by

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

occasionally browses its leaves

pollinates

Common Banded Hoverfly

Syrphus ribesii

visits flowers for pollen

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always look but don't touch plants unless you know they are safe.

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Was ist der/die/das höhe von American trailplant?

30-90 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von American trailplant?

15-45 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von American trailplant?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von American trailplant?

Sommer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von American trailplant?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von American trailplant?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von American trailplant?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von American trailplant?

Insekten

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