Solanaceae
Poorman's orchid
Schizanthus pinnatus
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Schizanthus
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- سوسب مهدب
- Catalan
- Flor de papallona
- Chinese
- 蛾蝶花, 蝴蝶草
- English
- Poorman's orchid
- Estonian
- Sulgjas libliklill
- Finnish
- Kirjoperhoskukka
- German
- Gefiederte Spaltblume
- Japanese
- コチョウソウ, 胡蝶草
- Korean
- 나비꽃
- Swedish
- Fjärilsblomster, Fjärilsblomma
Synonyms
- Eutoca pedunculosa Phil.
- Salpiglossis pinnatus var. gracilis Benth.
- Schizanthus duodecemfidus Stokes
- Schizanthus gayanus Phil.
- Schizanthus gracilis (Benth.) Clos
- Schizanthus gracilis var. gracilis
- Schizanthus heterophyllus Phil.
- Schizanthus humilis hort. ex Steud.
- Schizanthus humilis Phil.
- Schizanthus laciniosus Phil.
- Schizanthus latifolius Phil.
- Schizanthus lilacinus Kunze
- Schizanthus major Hoffmanns. ex Steud.
- Schizanthus pinnatifidus Lindl.
- Schizanthus pinnatus var. gracilis Benth.
- Schizanthus pinnatus var. pinnatus
- Schizanthus priestii Paxton
- Schizanthus tenuifolius Phil.
- Schizanthus tenuis Phil.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Penarc, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Dinkum, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinkum, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 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.