Linderniaceae
Wishbone flower
Torenia asiatica
- Family
- Linderniaceae
- Genus
- Torenia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 長葉蝴蝶草, 长叶蝴蝶草, 光叶翼萼, 水韩信草, 光葉翼萼, 水韓信草, 光叶蝴蝶草, 光葉蝴蝶草
- English
- Wishbone flower
Synonyms
- Bonnaya alata (Roxb.) Spreng.
- Gratiola alata Roxb.
- Henckelia alata (Roxb.) A.Dietr.
- Torenia alata (Roxb.) Benth.
- Torenia glabra Osbeck
- Torenia intermedia Pradelle
- Torenia kiusiana Ohwi
- Torenia obtusifolia Sm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.