Amaranthaceae
Shrubby honeysweet
Tidestromia suffruticosa
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Tidestromia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Shrubby honeysweet, Shrubby tidestromia, Cladothrix suffruticosa, Trans-Pecos honeysweet
Synonyms
- Tidestromia gemmata I.M.Johnst.
- Tidestromia suffruticosa var. coahuilana I.M.Johnst.
- Tidestromia suffruticosa var. suffruticosa
Flowers
- In flower
- September to February (from 322 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: LM Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dan Horowitz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bob Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.