Acanthaceae
Carolina scalystem
Elytraria caroliniensis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Elytraria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Carolina scalystem
Synonyms
- Elytraria angustifolia (Fernald) Leonard
- Elytraria caroliniensis var. angustifolia (Fernald) S.F.Blake
- Elytraria caroliniensis var. vahliana (Michx.) D.B.Ward
- Elytraria cupressina Nees
- Elytraria herbacea Michx. ex Nees
- Elytraria vahliana Michx.
- Elytraria virgata Michx.
- Elytraria virgata var. angustifolia Fernald
- Elytraria virgata var. latifolia Nees
- Elytraria virgata var. vahliana (Michx.) Nees
- Justicia squamosa Sol. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Tubiflora angustifolia (Fernald) Small
- Tubiflora caroliniensis J.F.Gmel.
- Tubiflora caroliniensis var. angustifolia (Fernald) Small
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, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.