Melastomataceae
Dustseed
Acisanthera quadrata
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Acisanthera
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Acisanthera quadrataMelastomataceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Dustseed
Synonyms
- Acisanthera acisanthera Britton
- Acisanthera adscendens C.Wright
- Acisanthera glandulifera Jenn.
- Acisanthera punctatissima (DC.) Triana
- Acisanthera punctatissima var. gardneri (Turcz.) Cogn.
- Acisanthera punctatissima var. gracillima Cogn.
- Acisanthera recurva Griseb.
- Anisocentrum gardneri Turcz.
- Microlicia punctatissima DC.
- Microlicia punctatissima var. angustifolia DC.
- Rhexia acisanthera L.
- Rhexia punctatissima Mart. & Schrank ex DC.
- Tibouchina adscendens M.Gómez
- Uranthera dicranophora Naudin
- Uranthera dicranophora var. trichotoma Naudin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.