Gesneriaceae
Canterbury bells
Gloxinia perennis
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Genus
- Gloxinia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Canterbury bells
Synonyms
- Escheria gloxiniaeflora Regel
- Eucolum crassifolium Salisb.
- Gloxinia bicolor Poepp. ex Hanst.
- Gloxinia heterophylla Poepp.
- Gloxinia maculata L'Hér.
- Gloxinia maculata var. insignis Bedd.
- Gloxinia maculata var. pallidiflora (Hook.) Bedd.
- Gloxinia maculata var. sceptrum Bedd.
- Gloxinia pallidiflora Hook.
- Gloxinia suaveolens Decne.
- Gloxinia trichantha Miq.
- Gloxinia trichotoma Moench
- Salisia gloxiniaeflora Regel
- Salisia maculata (L'Hér.) Regel
- Salisia pallidiflora (Hook.) Regel
- Salisia suaveolens (Decne.) Regel
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
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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.