Rubiaceae
Smallflower lilythorn
Catesbaea parviflora
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Catesbaea
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Catesbaea parvifloraRubiaceae
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Common names
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- English
- Smallflower lilythorn
Synonyms
- Catesbaea campanulata Sagra ex DC.
- Catesbaea fasciculata Northr.
- Catesbaea parviflora var. septentrionalis Krug & Urb.
- Echinodendrum campanulatum (Sagra ex DC.) A.Rich.
- Echinodendrum parviflorum (Sw.) A.Rich.
- Scolosanthus parviflorus (Sw.) C.Wright
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
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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.