Malvaceae
Cow itch tree
Lagunaria patersonia
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Lagunaria
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- بودرة العفريت
- arz
- بودرة العفريت
- Cebuano
- Lagunaria
- Chinese
- 密源葵, 蜜源葵
- Czech
- Lagunárie
- English
- Cow itch tree
- German
- Norfolkeibisch
- Hebrew
- לגונריה
- Persian
- لاگوناریا
- Portuguese
- Lagunaria
- Spanish
- Lagunaria
- Swedish
- Lagunaria
Synonyms
- Hibiscus patersonii R.Br.
- Hibiscus patersonius Andrews
- Laguna patersonia Sims
- Laguna squamea Vent.
- Lagunaria patersonia var. typica Domin
- Solandra squamea Poir.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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.