Acanthaceae
Swamp twinflower
Dyschoriste humistrata
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Dyschoriste
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Dyschoriste humistrataAcanthaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Swamp twinflower, Swamp snakeherb
Synonyms
- Apassalus humistratus (Michx.) Kobuski
- Calophanes humistratus (Michx.) Shuttlew. ex Nees
- Dipteracanthus humistratus (Michx.) Chapm.
- Dipteracanthus riparius Chapm.
- Ruellia biflora Bosc ex Nees
- Ruellia diffusa Griseb.
- Ruellia humistrata Michx.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.