Papaveraceae

Parrotweed

Bocconia frutescens L.

Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Bocconia

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Parrotweed (Bocconia frutescens) — FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Parrotweed
Quechua: Yanali

Synonyms

Bocconia frutescens f. glaucescens (Kuntze) Fedde
Bocconia frutescens f. subtomentosa (L'Hér. ex DC.) Fedde
Bocconia frutescens var. cernua Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
Bocconia frutescens var. glaucescens Kuntze
Bocconia frutescens var. subtomentosa L'Hér. ex DC.
Bocconia glauca Salisb.
Bocconia quercifolia Moench
Bocconia sinuatifolia Stokes
Bocconia subtomentosa (L'Hér. ex DC.) L'Hér. ex A.Stahl

Flowers

In flower: February to July, September, November to December (from 30 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Puerto Rico: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jim, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Luis Ángel Niño Barreat, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: nat joannot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Luis saja Saénz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Duque, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.