Acanthaceae
Torrey's wrightwort
Carlowrightia torreyana
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Carlowrightia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Torrey's wrightwort
Synonyms
- Carlowrightia pubens A.Gray
- Croftia parvifolia (Torr.) Small
- Dianthera parvifolia (Torr.) A.Gray
- Dianthera parvifolia (Torr.) A.Gray
- Ecbolium parvifolium (Torr.) Kuntze
- Schaueria parvifolia Torr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Craig Hensley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Liliana Ramírez-Freire, 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.