Phrymaceae
American lopseed
Phryma leptostachya
- Family
- Phrymaceae
- Genus
- Phryma
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 北美透骨草, 蠅毒草, 毒蛆草, 透骨草
- English
- American lopseed
- Japanese
- ハエドクソウ
- Korean
- 파리풀
- Russian
- Фрима тонкокистевая
Synonyms
- Leptostachia leptostachya (L.) MacMill.
- Phryma leptostachya var. confertifolia Fernald
- Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya
- Phryma media Raf.
- Phryma parvifolia Raf.
- Phryma pubescens Raf.
- Priva mitchellii Endl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, 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.