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Common Bluebeard

Caryopteris incana

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Common names

18 names · 13 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (12)
Dutch
  • Blauwbaard
  • Blauwe spirea
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 灰葉蕕[2]
  • 蘭香草，蕕[2]
Czech
  • ořechokřídlec šedivý[2]
Finnish
  • rohtorautaoksa[2]
German
  • Graue Bartblume[3]
Japanese
Korean
  • 층꽃나무[2]
Polish
  • Barbula szara[2]
  • Kariopteris szary[2]
Russian
  • Орехокрыльник седой[2]
Slovak
  • bradavec sivý[2]
Swedish
  • läkeskäggbuske[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

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] Caryopteris incana — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Common Bluebeard — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
[2] Caryopteris incana — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Common Bluebeard — results[27].names[9]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
  • ダンギク — results[27].names[1]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
  • 灰葉蕕 — results[27].names[2]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
  • ořechokřídlec šedivý — results[27].names[3]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
  • 층꽃나무 — results[27].names[4]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
  • 兰香草 — results[27].names[5]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
  • 蘭香草，蕕 — results[27].names[6]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
  • Орехокрыльник седой — results[27].names[7]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
  • läkeskäggbuske — results[27].names[8]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
  • Barbula szara — results[27].names[10]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
  • Kariopteris szary — results[27].names[11]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
  • 段菊 — results[27].names[12]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
  • 蘭菊 — results[27].names[13]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
  • rohtorautaoksa — results[27].names[14]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
  • bradavec sivý — results[27].names[15]; taxon id 627199; Caryopteris incana.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Caryopteris incana ↗

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

Source records
  • Graue Bartblume (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 159436; taxon RJHK.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Caryopteris incana 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
Lamiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
C. & SE. China to Korea, Japan (W. Kyushu), Taiwan.

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

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Common Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana) is a shrub. It flowers from August to September.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Caryopteris incana — 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 5131314; ID RJHK; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5131314; ID RJHK; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Caryopteris incana — 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 19922; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 43793, 43794, 43795, 43796, 43797

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.