Marantaceae
Powdery alligator-flag
Thalia dealbata
- Family
- Marantaceae
- Genus
- Thalia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Powdery alligator-flag
Synonyms
- Malacarya dealbata Raf.
- Maranta dealbata A.Dietr.
- Peronia stricta Redouté
- Spirostalis biflora Raf.
- Spirostylis biflora Raf.
- Thalia barbata Small
Flowers
- In flower
- March to October, December (from 42 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bobby McCabe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: jim isleib, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Diana Foreman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sophia K, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rich Sommer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lip Kee, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.