Schisandraceae
Bay starvine
Schisandra glabra
- Family
- Schisandraceae
- Genus
- Schisandra
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- شزندرة جرداء
- English
- Bay starvine
- Vietnamese
- Ngũ vị tử nhẵn
Synonyms
- Schisandra coccinea Michx.
- Stellandria glabra Brickell
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: lejones417, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: lejones417, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nizar Jibrin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nizar Jibrin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eli Dickerson, 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.