Polygonaceae
Ortegon
Coccoloba rugosa
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Coccoloba
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Ortegon
- Spanish
- Ortegon
Synonyms
- Coccoloba bullata hort. ex Meisn.
- Coccoloba macrantha Hook.
- Coccoloba macrophylla Desf.
- Coccoloba magnifolia hort. ex Meisn.
Flowers
- In flower
- May (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Catherine Holland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Catherine Holland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roger Rittmaster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zac Peterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cricket Raspet, 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.