Plumbaginaceae
Cape leadwort
Plumbago auriculata
- Family
- Plumbaginaceae
- Genus
- Plumbago
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Common names
By language (24)
- Arabic
- رصاصية أذنية
- arz
- رصاصيه اذنيه
- Bangla
- নীল চিতা
- Catalan
- Gessamí blau
- Chinese
- 蓝花丹, 藍雪花, 花绣球, 蓝茉莉, 雪花丹
- Czech
- Olověnec ouškatý
- Danish
- Blå Blyrod
- Dutch
- Mannentrouw
- English
- Cape leadwort
- Finnish
- Sinilyijykukka, Kapinlyijykukka
- French
- Dentellaire du Cap, Dentelaire du Cap
- German
- Kap-Bleiwurz
- Hebrew
- עופרית הכף
- Indonesian
- Ceraka biru
- Japanese
- ルリマツリ
- Malayalam
- നീലക്കൊടുവേലി
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Blyrot
- Persian
- یاس آبی
- Polish
- Ołownik uszkowaty
- Slovak
- Olovník uškatý
- Spanish
- Jazmín azul
- Swedish
- Blyblomma
- Tamil
- கருங்கொடி வேலி
- Thai
- พยับหมอก
Synonyms
- Plumbagidium auriculatum (Lam.) Spach
- Plumbago alba hort. ex Pasq.
- Plumbago auriculata f. alba (Pasq.) T.H.Peng
- Plumbago auriculata f. auriculata
- Plumbago capensis Thunb.
- Plumbago capensis Willd. ex Boiss.
- Plumbago grandiflora Ten.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 1,508 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Gabi Lopes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: James K. Douch, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Huey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnnLazaro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Schultz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, 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.