Verbenaceae
Boxthorn fiddlewood
Citharexylum brachyanthum
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Citharexylum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Boxthorn fiddlewood
Synonyms
- Citharexylum brachyanthum var. glabrum C.L.Hitchc. & Moldenke
- Citharexylum spathulatum Moldenke & Lundell
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Leticia Jiménez Hernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Francisco Martínez González, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Francisco Martínez González, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: abm1985, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oscar C. González Martínez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joseph Aubert, 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.