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Araceae

Lengua de vaca

Anthurium dominicense Schott

Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium

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Lengua de vaca (Anthurium dominicense)
FlowerPhoto: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Lengua de vaca
Spanish
Lengua de vaca

Synonyms

  • Anthurium dominicense var. sintenisii Engl.

Flowers

In flower
March, June, December to January (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

Photos

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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.