Plumbaginaceae
Blue leadwood
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
- Family
- Plumbaginaceae
- Genus
- Ceratostigma
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 角柱花, 假靛, 山灰柴, 紫金标, 蓝雪花
- English
- Blue leadwood
- Russian
- Цератостигма свинчатковая
- Swedish
- Blåblomma
Synonyms
- Ceratostigma plantaginoides J.W.C.Kirk
- Plumbago larpentae Lindl.
- Plumbago larpentiae Lindl.
- Valoradia plumbaginoides (Bunge) Boiss.
Flowers
- In flower
- April, July to November (from 58 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Marco Mussita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Codrin Bucur, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: olmagon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: olmagon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stephen James McWilliam, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: My-Lan Le, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: calvingilbert, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.