Malvaceae
Trans-Pecos ayenia
Ayenia filiformis
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Ayenia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Trans-Pecos ayenia, TransPecos ayenia
Synonyms
- Ayenia cuneata Brandegee
- Ayenia reflexa Brandegee
Flowers
- In flower
- April, August to September (from 75 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Isaac Ethington, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.