Torenia fournieri Linden ex E.Fourn. is a plant in the Linderniaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Torenia fournieri Linden ex E.Fourn. (Torenia fournieri Linden ex E.Fourn.)
🌿 Plantae

Torenia fournieri Linden ex E.Fourn.

Torenia fournieri Linden ex E.Fourn.

Torenia fournieri (bluewings/wishbone flower) is an annual Linderniaceae landscape plant grown for its colorful marked flowers.

Family
Genus
Torenia
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Torenia fournieri Linden ex E.Fourn.

Torenia fournieri, commonly known as bluewings or wishbone flower, is an annual plant species belonging to the family Linderniaceae. Its flowers come in blue, white, or pink shades, and all feature yellow markings. This plant is most often cultivated as a landscape annual, and grows to a height of 12 to 15 inches. Its leaves are simple, arranged opposite or subopposite on the stem, and have serrated edges.

Photo: (c) Alan Kwok (King Lun), Ada Tai (Ah Heung) / 阿達蘭 AdAlan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alan Kwok (King Lun), Ada Tai (Ah Heung) / 阿達蘭 AdAlan · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Linderniaceae Torenia

More from Linderniaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Torenia fournieri Linden ex E.Fourn. instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store