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Dyschoriste humistrata (Michx.)Kuntze
Swamp Twinflower
Swamp Snakeherb
Florida native
Frequently found in floodplain forests of the central and north peninsula and west to the Apalachicola River. Also ranges into the coastal plain of Georgia and South Carolina.
Swamp twinflower is a deciduous perennial with weak decumbent stems up to 60cm (2 ft.) long and often rooting at the nodes. The small opposite leaves are elliptic to elliptic-ovate. Flowers are similar to Ruellia species, but with a shorter tube quickly flaring out into the bell-shaped corolla which is less than 1.5cm (6/10 in.) long. The flowers are in the leaf axils with a pale lavender corolla having darker lavender markings in the throat.
Dyschoriste humistrata is a member of the Acanthaceae - Acanthus family.
Other species of the Dyschoriste genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Dyschoriste oblongifolia - OBLONGLEAF TWINFLOWER
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
For more information on this species, visit the following link:
Hawthorn Hill Wildflowers page for this species
Date record last modified: Mar 24, 2023
