Pollinator plant

Prophet-flower

Arnebia pulchra

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Common names

8 names · 7 languages
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Other languages (6)
Dutch
  • Profetenbloem
Danish
  • profetblomst[3]
German
  • Prophetenblume[4]
Russian
  • Арнебия красивая[3]
  • Хуиния красивая[3]
Slovak
  • kamienočka krásna[3]
Turkish
  • Güzeleğnik[3]
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] Huynhia pulchra — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Prophet-flower — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 866982; Huynhia pulchra.
[2] Arnebia pulchra — GBIF vernacular names (United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)) ↗

GBIF aggregation of United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI). The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Prophet-flower — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/4065093/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 4065093; sourceTaxonKey 180070592; Arnebia pulchra.
[3] Huynhia pulchra — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Prophet-flower — results[20].names[3]; taxon id 866982; Huynhia pulchra.
  • Хуиния красивая — results[20].names[1]; taxon id 866982; Huynhia pulchra.
  • Арнебия красивая — results[20].names[2]; taxon id 866982; Huynhia pulchra.
  • profetblomst — results[20].names[4]; taxon id 866982; Huynhia pulchra.
  • kamienočka krásna — results[20].names[5]; taxon id 866982; Huynhia pulchra.
  • Güzeleğnik — results[20].names[6]; taxon id 866982; Huynhia pulchra.
[4] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Huynhia pulchra ↗

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

Source records
  • Prophetenblume (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 145399; taxon 3MV6J.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Arnebia pulchra as a synonym of Huynhia pulchra.

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

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Boraginaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Native range
NE. Türkiye to N. Iran.

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

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Prophet-flower (Arnebia pulchra) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Arnebia pulchra — 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: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 4851366; ID GSZG; rank species; status synonym

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Huynhia pulchra — 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 395258; ID 3MV6J; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 395258; ID 3MV6J; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Huynhia pulchra — 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 722347, 1410525; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1441799, 1441800, 1441801, 1441802

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.