Nyctaginaceae
Paperflower
Bougainvillea glabra
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Bougainvillea
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (17)
- Arabic
- جهنمية جرداء, الجهنمية الجرداء
- arz
- بوغنفيليه جرداء
- Assamese
- কাগজ ফুল
- Azerbaijani
- Çılpaq buqenvilleya
- Bangla
- কাগজ ফুল
- Chinese
- 光叶子花, 光葉子花, 三角梅, 三角花, 叶子花, 宝巾, 小叶九重葛, 小叶重九葛
- Czech
- Bugenvilea lysá
- English
- Paperflower
- German
- Kahle Drillingsblume, Unbehaarte Bougainvillea
- Hebrew
- בוגונווילה חלקה
- hsb
- Naha trójnička
- Hungarian
- Kopasz murvafürt
- Malayalam
- ബോഗൈൻവില്ല ഗ്ലാബ്ര
- Nepali
- कागते फूल
- Polish
- Bugenwilla gładka, Kącicierń gładki
- Spanish
- Boganvilla, Bugenvil, Dania, Flor de papel, Santa Rita, Veranilla
- Vietnamese
- Hoa giấy nhẵn, Hoa giấy nhỏ
Synonyms
- Bougainvillea brachycarpa Heimerl
- Bougainvillea glabra var. acutibracteata Heimerl
- Bougainvillea glabra var. alba Teixeira-Mendes & Viégas
- Bougainvillea glabra var. brachycarpa Heimerl
- Bougainvillea glabra var. graciliflora Heimerl
- Bougainvillea glabra var. obtusibracteata Heimerl
- Bougainvillea glabra var. sanderiana Bosschere
- Bougainvillea rubicunda Schott ex Rohrb.
- Bougainvillea spectabilis var. glabra (Choisy) Hook.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Horacio Cambeiro, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Armando José Maccori, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paulo Roberto Vilela Pinto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: camdenwhitlock3, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Isabella MARTINS, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: পাপৰি বৰা, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Luk ODee, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: পাপৰি বৰা, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.