Rubiaceae
Ophiorrhiza pumila
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Ophiorrhiza
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 白花蛇根草, 短小蛇根草, 小蛇根草, 溪畔蛇根草, 琼崖蛇根草, 绿蛇根草
- Japanese
- チャボイナモリ
Synonyms
- Ophiorrhiza humilis Y.C.Tseng
- Ophiorrhiza inflata Maxim.
- Ophiorrhiza pumila var. inflata (Maxim.) Masam.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 141 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 楊富鈞, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: W Rao, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kiwi Shen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rick Chou, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kiwi Shen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 鄭雪雲, 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.