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Coneflowers
Strobilanthes
Strobilanthes is a genus of about 350 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, mostly native to tropical Asia and Madagascar, but with a few species extending north into temperate regions of Asia. Many species are cultivated for their two-lipped, hooded flowers in shades of blue, pink, white and purple. Most are frost-tender and require protection in frost-prone areas. The genus is most famed for its many (but not all) species which bloom on long cycles of several years, such as Strobilanthes wightii which blooms every thirteen years.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Red Flame
speciesStrobilanthes reptans
Eared Leaf Coneflower
speciesStrobilanthes auriculata
Pink Strobilanthes
speciesStrobilanthes cusia
Strobilanthes formosana
speciesStrobilanthes formosana
Strobilanthes flexicaulis
speciesStrobilanthes flexicaulis
Red Ivy
speciesStrobilanthes alternata
Strobilanthes rankanensis
speciesStrobilanthes rankanensis
Chinese Rain Bell
speciesStrobilanthes hamiltoniana
Black face general
speciesStrobilanthes crispa
Karvi
speciesStrobilanthes callosa
Strobilanthes tetrasperma
speciesStrobilanthes tetrasperma
Himalayan acanthus
speciesStrobilanthes pentastemonoides
Strobilanthes longespicata
speciesStrobilanthes longespicata
goldfussia
speciesStrobilanthes anisophylla
Shade Loving Coneflower
speciesStrobilanthes pavala
Strobilanthes lupulina
speciesStrobilanthes lupulina
Strobilanthes sessilis
speciesStrobilanthes sessilis
Neelakurinji
speciesStrobilanthes kunthiana
Strobilanthes viscosa
speciesStrobilanthes viscosa
Strobilanthes heyneana
speciesStrobilanthes heyneana
Strobilanthes oligantha
speciesStrobilanthes oligantha
Strobilanthes pulcherrima
speciesStrobilanthes pulcherrima
Strobilanthes gossypina
speciesStrobilanthes gossypina
Strobilanthes ixiocephala
speciesStrobilanthes ixiocephala
Strobilanthes dimorphotricha
speciesStrobilanthes dimorphotricha
Strobilanthes maculata
speciesStrobilanthes maculata
Strobilanthes integrifolia
speciesStrobilanthes integrifolia
Strobilanthes schomburgkii
speciesStrobilanthes schomburgkii
Strobilanthes hirta
speciesStrobilanthes hirta
Strobilanthes ciliata
speciesStrobilanthes ciliata
Kashmir Acanthus
speciesStrobilanthes wallichii
Strobilanthes dalzielii
speciesStrobilanthes dalzielii
Strobilanthes aprica
speciesStrobilanthes aprica
Strobilanthes cernua
speciesStrobilanthes cernua
Strobilanthes calycina
speciesStrobilanthes calycina
Blue Nettle
speciesStrobilanthes attenuata
Strobilanthes cumingiana
speciesStrobilanthes cumingiana
Strobilanthes cordifolia
speciesStrobilanthes cordifolia
Strobilanthes sinuata
speciesStrobilanthes sinuata
Strobilanthes atropurpurea
speciesStrobilanthes atropurpurea
Strobilanthes echinata
speciesStrobilanthes echinata
Strobilanthes lanyuensis
speciesStrobilanthes lanyuensis
Strobilanthes lurida
speciesStrobilanthes lurida
Strobilanthes japonica
speciesStrobilanthes japonica
Strobilanthes lanata
speciesStrobilanthes lanata
Stinging Hemigraphis
speciesStrobilanthes urens
Strobilanthes scrobiculata
speciesStrobilanthes scrobiculata
Strobilanthes barbata
speciesStrobilanthes barbata
Strobilanthes chinensis
speciesStrobilanthes chinensis
Strobilanthes lachenensis
speciesStrobilanthes lachenensis
Strobilanthes capitata
speciesStrobilanthes capitata
Strobilanthes habracanthoides
speciesStrobilanthes habracanthoides
Hill Conehead
speciesStrobilanthes reticulata
Strobilanthes walkeri
speciesStrobilanthes walkeri
Strobilanthes labordei
speciesStrobilanthes labordei
Strobilanthes tonkinensis
speciesStrobilanthes tonkinensis
Strobilanthes diandra
speciesStrobilanthes diandra
Strobilanthes tomentosa
speciesStrobilanthes tomentosa
Strobilanthes speciosa
speciesStrobilanthes speciosa
Strobilanthes yunnanensis
speciesStrobilanthes yunnanensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 243721.