Patagonia Wildflowers
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butterfly flower
Schizanthus pinnatus
Schizanthus pinnatus
butterfly flower Nightshade Family
Schizanthus pinnatus Solanaceae
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English common names
  •butterfly flower
  •poor man's orchid
Spanish common names
  •maripositas
  •pajaritos
  •mariposita blanca
accepted scientific name
  •Schizanthus pinnatus Ruiz & Pav.
rules for finding collection records
  Schizanthus pinnatus (297)
family name
  • Solanaceae
Image Author: ©2011 Claudio Alvarado Solari
Image License: CC BY-NC
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Six petals, Many petals, Irregularly shaped flowers
Petal colors: color color color
Flower size is about 1.0 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Compound
Plant Observed beginning of September thru end of February

How Likely at this Location (28%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (63%)
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Rocky
Disturbed
Sand
Wetland
Salt Marsh
Riparian
Meadow
Grassland
Forest
Native Plant Status
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native Native
native Not Present