Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Capraria biflora
savadilla, apote de monte, claviosa,jarilla, malva, hierba té, goatweed, hairy capraria
A small shrub with dark green and shiny serrated leaves. The small white flowers are shaped like stars.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Scrophulariales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Capraria
Species
biflora
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Capraria biflora var. pilosa Griseb.
Taxon origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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