Burmanniaceae
Nodding nixie
Apteria aphylla
- Family
- Burmanniaceae
- Genus
- Apteria
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Nodding nixie
- Portuguese
- Apteria
- Spanish
- Apteria, Nemitis
Synonyms
- Apteria aphylla var. hymenanthera (Miq.) Jonker
- Apteria boliviana Rusby
- Apteria gentianoides Jonker
- Apteria hymenanthera Miq.
- Apteria hymenanthera f. decolorata Cif.
- Apteria lilacina (Miers) Miers
- Apteria setacea Nutt.
- Apteria setacea var. major Hook.
- Apteria ulei Schltr.
- Lobelia aphylla Nutt.
- Monostychosepalum monanthum Barb.Rodr.
- Nemitis setacea (Nutt.) Raf.
- Stemoptera lilacina Miers
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, 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.