Asteraceae
Viscid candyleaf
Stevia viscida
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Stevia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Viscid candyleaf
- Spanish
- Hierba de la pulga
Synonyms
- Ageratum purpureum Sessé & Moc.
- Ageratum purpureum Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
- Carelia purpurea (Vitman) Kuntze
- Stevia amabilis Lemmon ex A.Gray
- Stevia hyssopifolia Kunth
- Stevia laxiflora DC.
- Stevia leuconeura DC.
- Stevia longiseta Moc. ex DC.
- Stevia lozanoi B.L.Rob.
- Stevia purpurea Lag.
- Stevia villosa Moc. ex DC.
- Stevia viscosa Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.