Zingiberaceae
Curcuma australasica
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Curcuma
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Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ruth Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: coenobita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: dhfischer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Julie Hart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Donna Belder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kai Squires, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Donna Belder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lek Khauv, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.