Asteraceae
Yerba de plata
Rolandra fruticosa
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Rolandra
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Yerba de plata
Synonyms
- Echinops fruticosus L.
- Echinops nodiflorus Lam.
- Rolandra argentea Rottb.
- Rolandra diacantha Cass.
- Rolandra monacantha Cass.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Soetjipto Verkuijl, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Soetjipto Verkuijl, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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.