Pollinator plant

White escallonia

Escallonia bifida

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Common names

7 names · 4 languages
EnglishYour language
  • White escallonia
Other languages (3)
Finnish
  • eskallonia[2]
Portuguese
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Russian
  • Эскаллония раздвоенная[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

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] Escallonia bifida — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Canudo-de-Pito — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 401752; Escallonia bifida.
  • Escalônia — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 401752; Escallonia bifida.
  • Espongeira — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 401752; Escallonia bifida.
  • Esponja-do-mato — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 401752; Escallonia bifida.
[2] Escallonia bifida — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Canudo-de-Pito — results[2].names[1]; taxon id 401752; Escallonia bifida.
  • Escalônia — results[2].names[5]; taxon id 401752; Escallonia bifida.
  • Espongeira — results[2].names[3]; taxon id 401752; Escallonia bifida.
  • Esponja-do-mato — results[2].names[4]; taxon id 401752; Escallonia bifida.
  • Эскаллония раздвоенная — results[2].names[2]; taxon id 401752; Escallonia bifida.
  • eskallonia — results[2].names[6]; taxon id 401752; Escallonia bifida.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Escallonia bifida 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
Escalloniaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Escallonia species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2] [3]
Native range
SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (Misiones).

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

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

White escallonia (Escallonia bifida) 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 Escallonia bifida — 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 4133236; ID B3RLB; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 4133236; ID B3RLB; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Plants Of The World

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Escallonia species (top 562 pt)

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 2, entry Escallonia species (top 577 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Escallonia bifida — 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 798993; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1377030, 1377031, 1377032, 1377033, 1377034

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.