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Acanthaceae

Early shaggytuft

Stenandrium barbatum Torr. & A.Gray

Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Stenandrium

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Early shaggytuft: Stenandrium barbatum , southeast end of the Mud Spring Mountains, west of Truth or Consequences, Sierra County, New Mexico, 24 Apr 2010, ca. 33.1481 -107.2932.
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Early shaggytuft

Synonyms

  • Gerardia barbata (Torr. & A.Gray) S.F.Blake

Characteristics

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

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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.