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wrightworts
Carlowrightia
Carlowrightia is a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as wrightworts, are mainly small shrubs bearing inflorescences of lily-like flowers. They are native to the Americas, ranging from the southwestern United States through Mexico and Central America, and in Ecuador. Many species are native to western North America. The genus was named for the American botanist Charles Wright.
27 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Arizona carlowrightia
speciesCarlowrightia arizonica
Carlowrightia torreyana
speciesCarlowrightia torreyana
Small-flower Wrightwort
speciesCarlowrightia parviflora
Texas Wrightwort
speciesCarlowrightia texana
Heath Wrightwort
speciesCarlowrightia linearifolia
Carlowrightia neesiana
speciesCarlowrightia neesiana
Carlowrightia pectinata
speciesCarlowrightia pectinata
Carlowrightia myriantha
speciesCarlowrightia myriantha
Trans-pecos Wrightwort
speciesCarlowrightia serpyllifolia
Carlowrightia pringlei
speciesCarlowrightia pringlei
Carlowrightia mcvaughii
speciesCarlowrightia mcvaughii
Carlowrightia huicholiana
speciesCarlowrightia huicholiana
Carlowrightia hapalocarpa
speciesCarlowrightia hapalocarpa
Carlowrightia trichocarpa
speciesCarlowrightia trichocarpa
Carlowrightia venturae
speciesCarlowrightia venturae
Carlowrightia yucatanensis
speciesCarlowrightia yucatanensis
Carlowrightia fuertensis
speciesCarlowrightia fuertensis
Carlowrightia albiflora
speciesCarlowrightia albiflora
Carlowrightia ovata
speciesCarlowrightia ovata
Carlowrightia mexicana
speciesCarlowrightia mexicana
Carlowrightia parvifolia
speciesCarlowrightia parvifolia
Carlowrightia henricksonii
speciesCarlowrightia henricksonii
Carlowrightia hintonii
speciesCarlowrightia hintonii
Carlowrightia lesueurii
speciesCarlowrightia lesueurii
Carlowrightia purpurea
speciesCarlowrightia purpurea
Carlowrightia lindauiana
speciesCarlowrightia lindauiana
Carlowrightia ecuadoriana
speciesCarlowrightia ecuadoriana
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 72033.