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Mosquito Flower

Lopezia racemosa

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Common names

13 names · 12 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (11)
Dutch
  • Muskietenbloem
Chinese (Simplified)
Finnish
  • moskiittokukka[3]
German
Mixteco
  • Yua xnteé[3]
Nahuatl
  • Mitlatzihuitl[3]
  • Quimichquilitl[3]
Otomi
Russian
  • Лопезия кистевидная[3]
Slovak
  • lopézia strapcovitá[3]
Spanish
Swedish
  • enmansblomma[3]
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] Lopezia racemosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Mosquito Flower — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
  • Mexikanische Lopezie — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
  • Alfilerillo — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
[2] Lopezia racemosa — 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
  • Mosquito Flower — results[2] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7161168/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7161168; sourceTaxonKey 295663194; Lopezia racemosa.
  • Mexikanische Lopezie — results[1] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7161168/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7161168; sourceTaxonKey 295663194; Lopezia racemosa.
  • Alfilerillo — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7161168/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7161168; sourceTaxonKey 295663194; Lopezia racemosa.
[3] Lopezia racemosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Mosquito Flower — results[28].names[1]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
  • Mexikanische Lopezie — results[28].names[2]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
  • Alfilerillo — results[28].names[3]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
  • tangasti — results[28].names[4]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
  • moskiittokukka — results[28].names[5]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
  • enmansblomma — results[28].names[6]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
  • Лопезия кистевидная — results[28].names[7]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
  • Yua xnteé — results[28].names[8]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
  • lopézia strapcovitá — results[28].names[9]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
  • 舞凤花 — results[28].names[10]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
  • Quimichquilitl — results[28].names[11]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
  • Mitlatzihuitl — results[28].names[12]; taxon id 153922; Lopezia racemosa.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Lopezia racemosa 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
Onagraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Mexico to C. 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

Mosquito Flower (Lopezia racemosa) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to October.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Lopezia racemosa — 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 2307795; ID 6QMRW; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2307795; ID 6QMRW; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Lopezia racemosa — 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 622960; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 969129, 969130, 969131, 969132, 969133, 969134, 969135, 969136, 969137

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.