Amaranthaceae

Woolly honeysweet

Tidestromia lanuginosa (Nutt.) Standl.

Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Tidestromia

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Woolly honeysweet (Tidestromia lanuginosa) — FlowerPhoto: Lisa Cuiltrez, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Woolly honeysweet, Woolly tidestromia, Honeymat, Honeysweet, Wooly tidestromia, Alternanthera lanuginosa, Cladothrix lanuginosa
Spanish: Espanta vaqueras, Hierba ceniza, Hierba lanuda
Swedish: Bomullsamarant

Synonyms

Tidestromia lanuginosa subsp. lanuginosa
Tidestromia lanuginosa var. lanuginosa

Flowers

In flower: August to November (from 122 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Lisa Cuiltrez, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Karla M. Benítez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: user:pompilid, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Floyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Tidwell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rusty, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.