Loganiaceae

West Indian pinkroot

Spigelia anthelmia L.

Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Spigelia

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West Indian pinkroot (Spigelia anthelmia) — FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: سبجيل طبي, اسبيجلية
Chinese: 石竹参, 翅子草
English: West Indian pinkroot
Japanese: スピゲリア・アンセルミア
Malayalam: വിരയിളക്കിച്ചെടി

Synonyms

Spigelia anthelmia var. nervosa (Steud.) Progel
Spigelia anthelmia var. obliquinervia A.DC.
Spigelia anthelmia var. peruviana A.DC.
Spigelia domingensis Gand.
Spigelia fruticulosa Lam.
Spigelia nervosa Steud.
Spigelia oppositifolia Stokes
Spigelia quadrifolia Stokes
Spigelia stipularis Progel

Flowers

In flower: all year (from 128 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: lunarjade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Emanuele Santarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: juniem, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sunday Berlioz KAKPO, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ben Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abhimanyu.A, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: thomas_oswald, 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.