This guide gathers the 51 kinds of shrubs recorded within about 25 km of the village, most of them on iNaturalist. Growth form, habitat and native status come from CONABIO (Enciclovida), Kew (WCVP) and regional floras. Tap a photo for the species page.
In flower in
Plants on this page usually seen in flower this month, from iNaturalist records in Mexico.
Know these first
Know before you touch
These plants on this page are poisonous or harmful. Each one links to its warnings in the medicinal plants guide.
Calendar
How many flower each month
Number of species on this page seen in flower each month (35 with enough records). Red bar: this month.
51 species
Every species
Months in flower (January to December), from iNaturalist records in MexicoMedicinal documented usesEdible documented food uses⚠ poisonous or harmful
Beach and dunes (3)
Mangrove and lagoon (1)
Rivers and wet ground (2)
Dry forest (26)
Roadsides and open ground (10)
Gardens, yards and streets (5)
Habitat not recorded (4)
Each species appears once, under the first habitat the sources record for it. Photos are from iNaturalist under their licenses.
Photo credits (49, iNaturalist)
- Anglestem Indian Mallow (Abutilon trisulcatum): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Anil Falso (Coursetia caribaea): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Bay-leaved caper (Cynophalla flexuosa): marumg, CC-BY-NC-SA
- Be-still tree (Cascabela thevetia): joewhittaker, CC-BY-NC
- Beach naupaka (Scaevola taccada): viridelao, CC-BY-NC
- Bellyache Bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Boat-spine Acacia (Vachellia campeachiana): soulbiol, CC-BY-NC
- Bullhorn acacia (Vachellia cornigera): soulbiol, CC-BY-NC
- Bush Morning Glory (Ipomoea carnea): robertomartinez97, CC-BY-NC
- Byttneria aculeata (Byttneria aculeata): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Candelabra Bush (Senna alata): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Cascabela ovata (Cascabela ovata): antonio_perez2, CC-BY-NC
- Castor bean (Ricinus communis): cindygignac, CC-BY-NC
- Common lantana (Lantana camara): mora17918, CC-BY-NC
- Croton suberosus (Croton suberosus): atonaltzin, CC-BY-NC
- Devil-pepper (Rauvolfia tetraphylla): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Firebush (Hamelia patens): valjala81, CC-BY-NC
- Giant milkweed (Calotropis procera): victorglez19, CC-BY-NC
- Giant Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pigra): jluismtzjrez, CC-BY-NC
- Hairy Wedelia (Wedelia acapulcensis): victor0001, CC-BY
- Helicteres baruensis (Helicteres baruensis): marumg, CC-BY-NC-SA
- Helicteres guazumifolia (Helicteres guazumifolia): jessyav, CC-BY-NC
- Peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima): angel_cruzz, CC-BY-NC
- Pyramid Flower (Melochia pyramidata): vicente47506, CC-BY-NC
- Salpianthus arenarius (Salpianthus arenarius): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Siam weed (Chromolaena odorata): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Simpleleaf chastetree (Vitex trifolia): valjala81, CC-BY-NC
- Snake Berry (Crossopetalum uragoga): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Turk's cap (Malvaviscus arboreus): jwagner1960, CC-BY-NC
- Twin-flowered cassia (Senna pallida): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- White Fenrose (Kosteletzkya depressa): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Yellow alder (Turnera ulmifolia): victor0001, CC-BY
- Coralbush (Jatropha multifida): paulaselfarfalla, CC-BY-NC
- Zamia paucijuga (Zamia paucijuga): antonio_perez2, CC-BY-NC
- Cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco): alisonbabb, CC-BY-NC
- Bunchosia palmeri (Bunchosia palmeri): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Casearia corymbosa (Casearia corymbosa): vicsteinmann, CC-BY-NC
- Castela retusa (Castela retusa): vicsteinmann, CC-BY-NC
- Manihot chlorosticta (Manihot chlorosticta): marumg, CC-BY-NC-SA
- Pink Powderpuff (Calliandra tergemina): alex_nava_hernandez, CC-BY-NC
- Tabernaemontana ochoterenae (Tabernaemontana ochoterenae): daniel_brito, CC-BY-NC
- Twoleaf nightshade (Solanum diphyllum): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Lycianthes lenta (Lycianthes lenta): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Coursetia mollis (Coursetia mollis): drew_baxter, CC0, elsewhere in Mexico
- Mouriri myrtilloides (Mouriri myrtilloides): mora17918, CC-BY-NC
- Quassia (Quassia amara): soulbiol, CC-BY-NC
- Senna pilifera (Senna pilifera): marumg, CC-BY-NC-SA