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Passifloraceae

Pitted stripeseed

Piriqueta cistoides (L.) Griseb.

Family
Passifloraceae
Genus
Piriqueta

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Pitted stripeseed: Pitted Stripeseed - Piriqueta cistoides, Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida. Thanks to Mary Keim for the ID on this beautiful flower.
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Pitted stripeseed

Synonyms

  • Piriqueta cistoides var. genuina Urb.
  • Turnera cistoides L.
  • Turnera tomentosa Willd.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

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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.