Lamiaceae

Purplefruit stenogyne

Stenogyne purpurea H.Mann

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Stenogyne

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Purplefruit stenogyne (Stenogyne purpurea) — FlowerPhoto: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Purplefruit stenogyne, Keal's stenogyne

Synonyms

Stenogyne alakaiensis H.St.John
Stenogyne forbesii (Sherff) H.St.John
Stenogyne kealiae Wawra
Stenogyne leptophylla (Sherff) H.St.John
Stenogyne leptophylla var. retrorsa H.St.John
Stenogyne linearis H.St.John
Stenogyne purpurea var. forbesii Sherff
Stenogyne purpurea var. leptophylla Sherff

Flowers

In flower: December (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: cwarneke, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Powers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Quinn Campbell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, 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.