Polygalaceae
Easter flower
Securidaca diversifolia
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Genus
- Securidaca
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Easter flower
Synonyms
- Badiera diversifolia (L.) DC.
- Elsota diversifolia (L.) S.F.Blake
- Elsota lamarckii (Griseb.) Kuntze
- Elsota schlechtendaliana (Walp.) Kuntze
- Polygala diversifolia L.
- Securidaca diversifolia var. diversifolia
- Securidaca erecta Jacq.
- Securidaca fendleri Chodat
- Securidaca lamarckii Griseb.
- Securidaca macrostachya Turcz.
- Securidaca myrtifolia Chodat
- Securidaca pubescens var. ovata DC.
- Securidaca schlechtendaliana Walp.
- Securidaca venosa Rusby
Flowers
- In flower
- September to January (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: João de Deus Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oyuela Olvin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Gustavo Pinheiro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vernon Noel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, 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.