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Gesneriaceae

Grassflower

Gesneria viridiflora (Decne.) Kuntze

Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Gesneria

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
غزنرة خضراء الأزهار
English
Grassflower

Synonyms

  • Duchartrea viridiflora Decne.
  • Gesneria viridiflora subsp. colorata (C.V.Morton) Borhidi
  • Gesneria viridiflora var. acutifolia C.V.Morton
  • Gesneria viridiflora var. colorata C.V.Morton
  • Gesneria viridiflora var. obovata C.V.Morton
  • Pentaraphia viridiflora (Decne.) Hanst.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: 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.