Acanthaceae
Wright's desert honeysuckle
Anisacanthus quadrifidus
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Anisacanthus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 四裂焰鹃花
- English
- Wright's desert honeysuckle, Flame acanthus, Hummingbird bush
Synonyms
- Justicia quadrifida Vahl
Flowers
- In flower
- June to November (from 164 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Redes campesinas “La yunta", CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Luc Wyn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Leticia Jiménez Hernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eugenio Padilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vince Hale, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vince Hale, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.