Nyctaginaceae
Angel's trumpets
Acleisanthes longiflora
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Acleisanthes
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Angel's trumpets
Synonyms
- Acleisanthes longiflora subsp. hirtella Standl.
- Acleisanthes longiflora var. hirtella (Standl.) Heimerl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: pynklynx, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ian McFaul, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Sue Schwab, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Sue Schwab, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Bob Nieman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chet Burrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oscar C. González Martínez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.