Krameriaceae

Littleleaf ratany

Krameria erecta Willd.

Family: Krameriaceae
Genus: Krameria

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: رطن صغير الأوراق
English: Littleleaf ratany
Russian: Крамерия прямостоячая

Synonyms

Krameria glandulosa Rose & J.H.Painter
Krameria imparata Britton
Krameria interior Rose & J.H.Painter
Krameria navae Rzed.
Krameria palmeri Rose
Krameria parviflora Benth.
Krameria parvifolia Benth.
Krameria parvifolia var. glandulosa (Rose & J.H.Painter) J.F.Macbr.
Krameria parvifolia var. imparata J.F.Macbr.
Krameria rosmarinifolia Pav. ex Chodat

Flowers

Flower colour: purple (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, 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.