Nyctaginaceae
Desert wing-fruit
Acleisanthes nevadensis
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Acleisanthes
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Desert wing-fruit
Synonyms
- Selinocarpus diffusus subsp. nevadensis Standl.
- Selinocarpus nevadensis (Standl.) B.A.Fowler & B.L.Turner
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Robbie Hannawacker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dominic Gentilcore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stephanie Taylor, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kenzie Anderson-Bell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.