Gesneriaceae
Yerba parrera
Gesneria cuneifolia
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Genus
- Gesneria
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- غزنريا إسفينية الأوراق
- Chinese
- 小苣苔, 岛岩桐, 楔叶岛岩桐
- English
- Yerba parrera
Synonyms
- Conradia cuneifolia DC.
- Conradia reticulata Stahl
- Gesneria portoricensis DC. ex Bello
- Pentaraphia cuneifolia (DC.) Hanst.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Daderot, 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.