Pollinator plant

Flag Slugwort

Hebenstretia dentata

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Common names

4 names · 4 languages
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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] Hebenstretia dentata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Flag Slugwort — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 119505; Hebenstretia dentata.
[2] Hebenstretia dentata — GBIF vernacular names (Catalogue of Life) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Catalogue of Life. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Flag Slugwort — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3725947/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3725947; sourceTaxonKey 295641359; Hebenstretia dentata.
[3] Hebenstretia dentata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Flag Slugwort — results[11].names[1]; taxon id 119505; Hebenstretia dentata.
  • gatört — results[11].names[2]; taxon id 119505; Hebenstretia dentata.
  • vlagblom — results[11].names[3]; taxon id 119505; Hebenstretia dentata.
  • 翘掌花 — results[11].names[4]; taxon id 119505; Hebenstretia dentata.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Hebenstretia dentata 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
Scrophulariaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Ethiopia to EC. & E. Trop. Africa, W. Cape Prov.

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 High
Plant profile

About this plant

Flag Slugwort (Hebenstretia dentata) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Hebenstretia dentata — 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 330840; ID 3JXYH; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 330840; ID 3JXYH; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Hebenstretia dentata — 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 815660; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1425181, 1425182, 1425183, 1425184, 1425185, 1425186, 1425187

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.