Cannaceae

Bandanna of the Everglades

Canna flaccida Salisb.

Family: Cannaceae
Genus: Canna

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Bandanna of the Everglades (Canna flaccida) — FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: قنا رخو
arz: قنا رخو
Chinese: 柔瓣美人蕉, 黃花美人蕉, 蕉芋, 黄花美人蕉
English: Bandanna of the Everglades
Persian: اختر سست

Synonyms

Canna flava Michx. ex Lam.
Canna glauca var. flaccida (Salisb.) Willd.
Canna glauca var. flava (Michx. ex Lam.) Willd.
Canna reevesii Lindl.
Eurystylus flaccida (Salisb.) Bouché
Eurystylus flaccidus (Salisb.) Bouché
Eurystylus reevesii (Lindl.) Bouché

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 597 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jody Shugart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ben Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Stacy R, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: earl woolsey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Hayes Valentine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Jake Gross, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Sue Ann Kendall, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: c chelle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ashwin Srinivasan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sue Ann Kendall, 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.