BCP/Comptonia peregrina
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Comptonia peregrina
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| Profile for Comptonia peregrina (Sweetfern)
| Identifying Characteristics |
| Habit: | Shrub | | Flowers: | The flowers are imperfect, meaning that no one flower has both gender parts. | | Foliage: | The leaves of the plant are linear to lanceolate, 3-15 cm long and 0.3-3 cm broad, with a modified dentate, pinnately lobed margin. | | Scent: | Leaves give off a sweet odor, especially when crushed. | | Fruit: | Nut encased in a burr. | | Life Cycle: | Perennial | | Similar Plants: | Often mistaken for a fern. |
Recent Logs
- Jomegat 22:44, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
- Jomegat 02:08, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
- Jomegat 22:30, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
- Jomegat 00:27, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Regional data and additional images for Comptonia peregrina
Regional data:
New Hampshire: April, June
Additional images:
This page is a profile for the plant species
Comptonia peregrina, used to collect records of where and when this plant was observed blooming, and for providing identification information for use in dichotomous keys. If you would like to help collect data for this or other plants, see
Bloom clock project/How to Contribute for orientation.
