Orobanchaceae
Arizona bluehearts
Buchnera obliqua
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Buchnera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Arizona bluehearts
Synonyms
- Buchnera arizonica (A.Gray) Pennell
- Buchnera pilosa var. arizonica A.Gray
Flowers
- In flower
- August, October to November (from 39 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ricardo Betancourt Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Juan Carlos Pérez Magaña, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Favian Flores Medina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irving Merino, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.