Pollinator plant

opal cup

Anoda cristata

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Common names

46 names · 20 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (19)
Dutch
French
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 冠萼蔓錦葵[2]
Czech
  • anoda hřebenitá[2]
Finnish
  • sinisuvikki[2]
German
  • Kamm-Sommermalve[3]
Hebrew
  • אנודה מצוייצת[2]
Huasteco
Japanese
  • ニシキアオイ[2]
Korean
  • 나도어저귀[2]
Mayan languages
  • tsayaltsay[2]
Mixteco
  • Yua tayoó[2]
Nahuatl
  • tlachpahuatla[2]
Polish
  • anoda kędzierzawa[2]
Raramuri
Russian
  • Анода гребенчатая[2]
Spanish
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Swedish
  • glansmalva[2]
Totonaco
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Anoda cristata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • violettas — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • crested anoda — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Spurred Anoda — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Aguatosa — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Alache — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Alachi — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Altea — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Amapola de campo — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Amapolita de campo — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Amapolita dorada — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Bimalva — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Dalia — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Flor de campanita — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Huinarillo — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Malva — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Malva chica — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Malva cimarrona — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Malva de castilla — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Malvarín — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Malvavisco — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Pie de gallo — results[0].names[37]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Requesón — results[0].names[38]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Violeta — results[0].names[39]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Violeta de campo — results[0].names[40]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Violeta del país — results[0].names[42]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Violeta silvestre — results[0].names[41]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Anode à crête — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Straalvrucht — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
[2] Anoda cristata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • violettas — results[23].names[1]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • crested anoda — results[23].names[15]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Spurred Anoda — results[23].names[8]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Aguatosa — results[23].names[28]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Alache — results[23].names[2]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Alachi — results[23].names[23]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Altea — results[23].names[24]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Amapola de campo — results[23].names[25]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Amapolita de campo — results[23].names[26]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Amapolita dorada — results[23].names[27]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Bimalva — results[23].names[33]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Dalia — results[23].names[29]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Flor de campanita — results[23].names[3]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Huinarillo — results[23].names[30]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Malva — results[23].names[31]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Malva chica — results[23].names[32]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Malva cimarrona — results[23].names[13]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Malva de castilla — results[23].names[34]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Malvarín — results[23].names[35]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Malvavisco — results[23].names[36]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Pie de gallo — results[23].names[37]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Requesón — results[23].names[38]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Violeta — results[23].names[39]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Violeta de campo — results[23].names[40]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Violeta del país — results[23].names[42]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Violeta silvestre — results[23].names[41]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Anode à crête — results[23].names[11]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Straalvrucht — results[23].names[9]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • pax'tamac — results[23].names[4]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • tlachpahuatla — results[23].names[5]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • tsayaltsay — results[23].names[6]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • yaxal — results[23].names[7]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • anoda hřebenitá — results[23].names[10]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • 冠萼蔓錦葵 — results[23].names[12]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • sinisuvikki — results[23].names[14]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • ニシキアオイ — results[23].names[16]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • reweque — results[23].names[17]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • glansmalva — results[23].names[18]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • אנודה מצוייצת — results[23].names[19]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Анода гребенчатая — results[23].names[20]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • anoda kędzierzawa — results[23].names[21]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • 나도어저귀 — results[23].names[22]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
  • Yua tayoó — results[23].names[43]; taxon id 75455; Anoda cristata.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Anoda cristata ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Crested anoda (EN); Kamm-Sommermalve (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 164161; taxon 673ZZ.
[4] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • opal cup — Common-name subtitle below main botanical heading (h1).; Anoda cristata.
  • snow cups — Other common names section.; Anoda cristata.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Anoda cristata is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Malvaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Trop. & Subtrop. America.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

violettas (Anoda cristata) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Anoda cristata — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1965892; ID 673ZZ; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1965892; ID 673ZZ; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Anoda cristata — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1306266; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1168668, 1168670, 1168671, 1168684, 1168685, 1168686, 1168687, 1168688, 1168689, 1168690, 1168691, 1168692, 1168693, 1168694, 1168695, 1168696, 1168697, 1168698, 1168699, 1168700, 1168701, 1168702, 1168703, 1168704, 1168706, 1168707, 1168708, 1168709, 1168710, 1168711, 1168712, 1168713, 1168714

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.