How to identify Podostemum barberi
Identify Podostemum barberi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Grows attached to rocks in fast-flowing streams.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November.
- Confirm it sits within the Podostemaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Podostemum barberi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Podostemum barberi
- Genus
- Podostemum
- Family
- Podostemaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Mountain streams
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Flowering & fruiting
- November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
About Podostemum barberi
Podostemum barberi belongs to the Podostemaceae family, where it grows as a herb. It grows in mountain streams. Flowering and fruiting run from November.
Botanical family
Podostemaceae
River Weed Family
Podostemum barberi belongs to the Podostemaceae family.
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