Heliconiaceae
Dwarf jamaican heliconia
Heliconia stricta
- Family
- Heliconiaceae
- Genus
- Heliconia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 沙伦蝎尾蕉, 直立蝎尾蕉
- English
- Dwarf jamaican heliconia
Synonyms
- Bihai stricta (Huber) Griggs
- Heliconia tricolor Abalo & G.Morales
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tim McCormack, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rameshng, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rameshng, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rameshng, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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.