Acanthaceae
Wheatspike scalystem
Elytraria bromoides
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Elytraria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wheatspike scalystem
Synonyms
- Elytraria acuminata (Small) Cory
- Tubiflora acuminata Small
Flowers
- In flower
- March to August, December (from 63 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tereso Hernández Morales, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carla Hall, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: johnyochum, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicole, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicole, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.