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This might feel like I'm giving you homework^[1], but below are pages with images and descriptions for each plant mentioned so far, along with a link to a dichotomous key for identification near the top of each page. There's a difference in the calyx (the star shape on the bottom, for those unfamiliar) that seems clear to me but it could be an effect of the camera lighting or position.
H. arbutifolia
C. lacteus
P. coccinea
[1] I totally am
Thank you! I like nature homework. Taking up photography has made me more aware of the variations and families of plants. ๐๐ฟ
I absolutely love hearing things like this! In case you're not familiar, I'd highly encourage you to make this hobby even more useful by submitting photos to iNaturalist - they share photos and location data with students and researchers for population studies, and it's got a pretty decent image recognition rate for suggesting which species you're looking at.
Good idea, thank you! ๐ผ