Hypoxidaceae

Coquí

Hypoxis decumbens L.

Family: Hypoxidaceae
Genus: Hypoxis

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Coquí (Hypoxis decumbens) — FlowerPhoto: Lorella, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Coquí
Persian: زرداختر لمیده

Synonyms

Anthericum ensiforme Vell.
Anthericum sessile Mill.
Hypoxis breviscapa Kunth
Hypoxis caricifolia Salisb.
Hypoxis decumbens var. dolichocarpa G.L.Nesom
Hypoxis decumbens var. major Seub.
Hypoxis elongata Kunth
Hypoxis gracilis Lehm.
Hypoxis pusilla Kunth
Hypoxis racemosa Donn.Sm.
Niobea nemorosa Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Niobea pratensis Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.

Flowers

In flower: all year (from 307 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Lorella, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leonel Roget, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: andrevae, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Stephanie Tran, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fernando Junior, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fernando Junior, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.