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Rubiaceae

Eared starviolet

Exallage auricularia (L.) Bremek.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Exallage

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Eared starviolet (Exallage auricularia)
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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
细叶亚婆潮, 连山耳草, 铺地毡草
English
Eared starviolet

Synonyms

  • Dimetia auricularia (L.) R.J.Wang
  • Hedyotis auricularia L.
  • Hedyotis auricularia subsp. venosa (Blume) Deb
  • Hedyotis auricularia var. brevipila Fosberg & Sachet
  • Hedyotis auricularia var. dispersa Fosberg & Sachet
  • Hedyotis auricularia var. longipila Fosberg & Sachet
  • Hedyotis auricularia var. mina W.C.Ko
  • Hedyotis auricularia var. tomentella Fosberg & Sachet
  • Hedyotis costata R.Br. ex G.Don
  • Hedyotis crataeogonum Spreng.
  • Hedyotis geniculata Roxb.
  • Hedyotis hirsuta Lam.
  • Hedyotis lianshanensis W.C.Ko
  • Hedyotis multicaulis Schltdl. ex Hook.f.
  • Hedyotis nervosa Lam.
  • Hedyotis sarmentosa Craib
  • Hedyotis venosa (Blume) Korth.
  • Metabolos auricularius (L.) Blume ex Bremek.
  • Metabolos ciliaris Blume ex Miq.
  • Metabolos venosus Blume
  • Oldenlandia auricularia (L.) K.Schum.
  • Oldenlandia auricularia var. macrophylla Pit.
  • Oldenlandia crataeogonum (Spreng.) Guillaumin
  • Oldenlandia leopoldvillensis De Wild.
  • Spermacoce hispida Miq. ex Hook.f.
  • Spermacoce lineata Roxb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

Photos

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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.