Loganiaceae
Purpleflower pinkroot
Spigelia alabamensis
- Family
- Loganiaceae
- Genus
- Spigelia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- سبيجيليا ألابامية
- English
- Purpleflower pinkroot
Synonyms
- Spigelia gentianoides var. alabamensis K.Gould
Flowers
- In flower
- May, July (from 33 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Darrell Ragland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Courtney Alley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tayton Alvis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sblumen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Niyan Shehan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Briggs Armstrong, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 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.