Rubiaceae
Hale's pentodon
Pentodon pentandrus
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Pentodon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hale's pentodon
Synonyms
- Hedyotis pentandra Schumach.
- Oldenlandia pentandra (Schumach.) DC.
- Pentas pentandra (Schumach.) Benth.
Flowers
- In flower
- February, May to June, August to November (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Richard Fuller, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Richard Fuller, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Olendekah AMBOUA ISSENGUE, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Maarten Vanhove, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: James Hardee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, 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.