Acanthaceae
Night and afternoon
Pseuderanthemum variabile
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Pseuderanthemum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Night and afternoon, Pastel flower, Love flower
Synonyms
- Chrestienia elegans Montrouz.
- Chrestienia montana Montrouz.
- Eranthemum micranthum Nees
- Eranthemum pratense Pancher ex Beauvis.
- Eranthemum variabile R.Br.
- Eranthemum variabile var. dentatum Nees
- Eranthemum variabile var. integrifolium Nees
- Eranthemum variabile var. lineare Nees
- Eranthemum variabile var. molle Benth.
- Pseuderanthemum grandiflorum f. glabrescens Domin
- Pseuderanthemum grandiflorum f. subrosulatum Domin
- Pseuderanthemum grandiflorum var. longiflorum Domin
- Pseuderanthemum grandiflorum var. molle (Benth.) Domin
- Pseuderanthemum grandiflorum var. perglandulosum Domin
- Pseuderanthemum grandiflorum var. pluriflorum Domin
- Pseuderanthemum microcarpum Domin
- Pseuderanthemum ultralineare Domin
- Siphoneranthemum variabile (R.Br.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- December to April (from 1,974 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ian Sutton from Collinsville and Oberon, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, 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.