Balanophoraceae

Wood rose

Dactylanthus taylorii Hook.f.

Family: Balanophoraceae
Genus: Dactylanthus

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Wood rose, Flower of Hades
Finnish: Manankukka
Māori: Pua o Te Rēinga, Waewae atua

Photos

Photo: R. Stanley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.