Cordiaceae
Small-leaf geigertree
Cordia parvifolia
- Family
- Cordiaceae
- Genus
- Cordia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Small-leaf geigertree
Synonyms
- Gerascanthus parvifolius (A.DC.) Borhidi
- Lithocardium parvifolium Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- July to October (from 133 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ana Epigmenio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Claudio Cantú Muñiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mauricio Calderón Cadena, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Adrian Bojorquez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mauricio Calderón Cadena, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mauricio Calderón Cadena, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruce Hartman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: MarvalPhotography19, 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.