Hydrolea spinosa
Spiny False Fiddleleaf
Also known as: Ascleia mexicana Raf. +16 more
- Ascleia mexicana Raf.
- Campanula americana var. hirsuta Houst. ex Sw.
- Hydrolea azurea Linden
- Hydrolea capsularis (L.) Druce
- Hydrolea cryptantha Brand
- Hydrolea elegans A.W.Benn.
- Hydrolea extra-axillaris C.Morren
- Hydrolea megapotamica Spreng.
- Hydrolea paludosa A.W.Benn.
- Hydrolea spinosa f. glabra Brand
- Hydrolea spinosa f. glabrispina Brand
- Hydrolea spinosa f. latifolia Brand
- Hydrolea spinosa f. longifolia Brand
- Hydrolea spinosa f. purpurascens Brand
- Hydrolea spinosa f. trigyna (Sw.) Voss
- Hydrolea spinosa var. elliptica Miq.
- Hydrolea spinosa var. glabra Mart. ex A.W.Benn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Hydroleaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Hydrolea spinosa (commonly known as Spiny False Fiddleleaf) is a shrub belonging to the Hydroleaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Jawa, Sri Lanka
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms