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Rubiaceae

Longflowered ant plant

Hydnophytum longiflorum A.Gray

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Hydnophytum

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Common names

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English
Longflowered ant plant

Synonyms

  • Hydnophytum horneanum Becc.
  • Hydnophytum tenuiflorum Becc.
  • Hydnophytum wilkinsonii Horne ex Baker
  • Squamellaria tenuiflora (Becc.) Chomicki
  • Squamellaria wilkinsonii (Horne ex Baker) Chomicki

Characteristics

Growth habit
Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

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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.