Dyschoriste oblongifolia
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644018ad5cd11269889209 |
| Scientific name | Dyschoriste oblongifolia |
| Authority | Kuntze |
| First published in | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 486 (1891) |
Description Top
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Dyschoriste oblongifolia is a species of the genus Dyschoriste, in the family Acanthaceae. Commonly known as oblongleaf snakeherb or twinflower, it is a herbaceous, rhizomatous, perennial plant growing 10–50 cm (4–20 in) tall with leaves arranged opposite, with an entire or undulate margin, an obtuse or acute tip, a cuneate or attenuate base, and a hairy surface. It produces flowers that are subsessile and either solitary or clusters on the stem with bracts that appear similar to the leaves. The flowers often appear in pairs, hence the "Twinflower" name. It grows natively in the United States in the coastal plains regions from Virginia to Florida, but is able to grow throughout the southeastern US and along the western coast. It is tolerant of acidic or slightly alkaline soil of sand, loam, or clay, and is a larval host plant for the common buckeye butterfly. Gardeners sometimes plant it in their butterfly gardens and it is a recommended ornamental groundcover due to its high drought tolerance and low maintenance requirements.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Ruellia biflora | L. | Sp. Pl. : 635 (1753) |
| Calophanes biflorus | Shuttlew. ex Nees | Prodr. 11: 107 (1847) |
| Calophanes oblongifolius | (Michx.) D.Don | Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: t. 181 1827 |
| Calophanes oblongifolius var. acutiusculus | Nees | Prodr. 11: 107 (1847) |
| Dipteracanthus biflorus | Nees | Linnaea 16: 294 (1842) |
| Dipteracanthus oblongifolius | Chapm. | Fl. South. U.S. : 303 (1860) |
| Dyschoriste oblongifolia f. glabra | Kobuski | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 15: 57. 1928 |
| Ruellia oblongifolia | Michx. | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 23 (1803) |
| Calophanes oblongifolius | D.Don | Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: t. 181 (1827) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | oblongleaf snakeherb |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Southeastern U.S.A.
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- South Carolina
- Virginia
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Southeastern U.S.A.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000658357 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 2603 |
| Flora of Alabama | 230 |
| USDA Plants | DYOB |
| Tropicos | 101411 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:86393-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-2779741 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 466094 |
| Observations.org | 266751 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 592428 |
| Nature Serve | 2.127956 |
| IPNI | 86393-2 |
| iNaturalist | 129857 |
| GBIF | 3173062 |
| EOL | 487851 |
| Elurikkus | 370036 |
| USDA GRIN | 419318 |
| Wikipedia | Dyschoriste_oblongifolia |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Effects of season of fire on bee‐flower interaction diversity in a fire‐maintained pine savanna | Ulyshen M, Robertson K, Horn S, Dixon C | Ecol Evol | 21-Aug-2023 |
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| Cercosporoid fungi (Mycosphaerellaceae) 4. Species on dicots (Acanthaceae to Amaranthaceae) | Braun U, Crous PW, Nakashima C | IMA Fungus | 10-Nov-2015 |
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| In public collections | 0 |