Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

purple scalystem

Elytraria imbricata

Spanish: Cilantro de monte

purple scalystem (Elytraria imbricata) is a plant recorded near La Saladita, Guerrero, Mexico, with 14 research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones).

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae

Local records14 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records2,525 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2023 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-02-07 — observation by uriostegui
2026-01-09 — observation by zihuadean
2024-05-05 — observation by jose_javier_bf
2024-04-14 — observation by soulbiol
2024-01-07 — observation by zihuadean
2023-10-29 — observation by victor0001

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Cite as: “purple scalystem (Elytraria imbricata) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/elytraria-imbricata/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.