Loganiaceae

Woodland pinkroot

Spigelia marilandica (L.) L.

Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Spigelia

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: سبجيل مريلند, بنكروت, عشبة أمريكية
Chinese: 赤根驅蟲草, 馬里蘭翅子草
English: Woodland pinkroot, Indian pink
Finnish: Hurmepuuntojuuri
Russian: Спигелия мариландская

Synonyms

Lonicera marilandica L.
Spigelia lonicera Mill.
Spigelia marilandica f. eburnea Van Horn & J.R.Freeman

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.