Species with Funny English Common Names

Where do all these species live? Use this field guide to find out.

All 117

Chaetopterus pugaporcinus

Common Toadflax ¹
Linaria vulgaris

white baneberry ²
Actaea pachypoda

Valerianella radiata ³

Sleepy Morning ⁴
Waltheria indica

Yellow Water-lily ⁵
Nuphar lutea

Luffa acutangula ⁶

Carex hirsutella ⁷

Aechmea nudicaulis ⁸

Hairy Shadow Witch ⁹
Ponthieva racemosa

jack-in-the-pulpits and cobra lilies ¹⁰
arisaema

Sphenolobopsis pearsonii

Common Puffball ¹¹
Lycoperdon perlatum

Russula sanguinaria

Acacia difformis

Auriscalpium vulgare ¹²

Candlesnuff Fungus ¹³
Xylaria hypoxylon

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