Loasaceae

Narrowleaf sandpaper plant

Petalonyx linearis Greene

Family: Loasaceae
Genus: Petalonyx

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Petalonyx linearisLoasaceae

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Common names

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English: Narrowleaf sandpaper plant

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification 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.