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  6. Acanthus Family
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  8. Twinflowers and Snakeherbs

genus

Twinflowers and Snakeherbs

Dyschoriste

Traits
Includes
3 native 1 introduced 4 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Dyschoriste is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb.

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  • Snakeherb present
  • Dyschoriste nagchana
  • Oblongleaf Snakeherb native
  • Schied's Snakeherb present
  • Pineland Twinflower native
  • Swamp Twinflower native
  • Dyschoriste thunbergiiflora present
  • Dyschoriste decumbens present
  • Dyschoriste hirsutissima
  • Wavyleaf Snakeherb
  • Dyschoriste humilis introduced
  • Dyschoriste cinerascens

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native twinflowers and snakeherbs All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Oblongleaf Snakeherb Dyschoriste oblongifolia flowers 1
  • Pineland Twinflower Dyschoriste angusta
  • Swamp Twinflower Dyschoriste humistrata

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