Gesneriaceae
Rock violet
Boea hygroscopica
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Genus
- Boea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Rock violet
Synonyms
- Boea hygroscopica var. bellendenkerensis Domin
- Boea hygroscopica var. typica Domin
Flowers
- In flower
- December to April (from 33 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Hugo Innes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt B, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nzfauna, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Montesinos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: coenobita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.L.Dowe, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Littauer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.L.Dowe, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.L.Dowe, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt B, CC BY 4.0, 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). About our plant data.