Acanthaceae
Thicketwort
Oplonia microphylla
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Oplonia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Thicketwort
Synonyms
- Anthacanthus cuneatus Nees
- Anthacanthus cuneifolius Nees
- Anthacanthus lycioides (Desf. ex Link) Nees
- Anthacanthus microphyllus (Lam.) Nees
- Anthacanthus microphyllus var. serpyllifolius Nees
- Eranthemum lycioides Desf. ex Link
- Eranthemum microphyllum (Lam.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Justicia cuneifolia Hook. ex Nees
- Justicia microphylla Lam.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.