Orobanchaceae

Yerba de hierro

Melasma melampyroides (Rich.) Pennell ex Britton & P.Wilson

Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Melasma

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Yerba de hierro (Melasma melampyroides) — FlowerPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Yerba de hierro

Synonyms

Alectra aspera (Cham. & Schltdl.) L.O.Williams
Alectra brasiliensis Benth.
Alectra brasiliensis var. glabriuscula J.A.Schmidt
Alectra fluminensis (Vell.) Stearn
Alectra melampyroides (Rich.) Kuntze
Alectra melampyroides var. glabriuscula (J.A.Schmidt) Melch.
Glossostylis aspera Cham. & Schltdl.
Melasma brasiliense (Benth.) Chodat & Hassl.
Melasma brasiliense var. glabriuscula Edwall
Melasma brasiliensis var. glabriuscula Edwall
Melasma strictum var. uninerve Hassl.
Pedicularis melampyroides Rich.
Scrophularia fluminensis Vell.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, 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). About our plant data.