Ericaceae

Sugarstick

Allotropa virgata Torr. & A.Gray

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Allotropa

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Sugarstick (Allotropa virgata) — FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (8)

Cebuano: Allotropa
English: Sugarstick, Candystick
Italian: Allotropa
Portuguese: Allotropa
Russian: Аллотропа
Spanish: Allotropa
Swedish: Allotropa
war: Allotropa

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 230 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: larndesolen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nicholas Wei, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gail, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anna Wiley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gail, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gail, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Brew, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

Sources: classification 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.