Stenandrium dulce

Stenandrium dulce

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Stenandrium
Species:
S. dulce
Binomial name
Stenandrium dulce
Synonyms
  • Ruellia dulcis Cav.
  • Gerardia dulcis (Cav.) S.F.Blake

Stenandrium dulce, commonly known as sweet shaggytuft, is a perennial plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to both North and South America; found as far north as Texas, Florida, and Georgia in the United States, and as far south as central Chile.