# What kind of plant is this?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-plant-is-this/734847>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 16, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-plant-is-this/734847 "2015-10-16T21:13:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-plant-is-this/734847/1 "2015-10-16T21:13:36Z")

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[Here](http://swazoo.com/SDMB/branch_with_flowers_1.jpg) is a picture of a flowering plant that I took several months ago. I forgot at the time to note what kind of plant it is. Can someone help me?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-plant-is-this/734847/2 "2015-10-16T21:43:58Z")

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Definitely Ericaceae. Almost certainly Agepetes. Fairly likely to be a hybrid/cultivar of _Agapetes serpens_.

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-plant-is-this/734847/3 "2015-10-17T09:29:56Z")

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**Blake** [got it in one](http://www.strangewonderfulthings.com/122.htm).

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-plant-is-this/734847/4 "2015-10-17T16:16:15Z")

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Thanks! Next time I’ll try to ask a harder question.