Acanthaceae
Starhorn
Hygrophila corymbosa
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Hygrophila
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- جيانت هيجروفيلا
- arz
- جيانت هيجروفيلا
- Chinese
- 伞花水蓑衣, 繖花水蓑衣, 大柳
- English
- Starhorn
- German
- Riesenwasserfreund
Synonyms
- Echinacanthus brugmansianus Nees
- Echinacanthus javanicus Kuntze
- Hygrophila stricta var. corymbosa (Blume) Benoist
- Justicia roxburghiana Nees
- Nomaphila corymbosa Blume
- Nomaphila siamensis C.B.Clarke
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Solidpicture, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.