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§1 Plant

Maurandella antirrhiniflora (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Rothm.

vernacular roving sailor — species · Scrophulariaceae


USDA
MAAN9
GBIF
3171137
Rank
species
roving sailor (Maurandella antirrhiniflora)
Platephotograph · Ad KoningsCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Vine
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Scrophulariaceae Juss.
Genus
Maurandella
§2a

Native status, by region

  • HI Hawaii Introduced
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 55 counties across 9 states/territories
Legend Native · 54 Introduced · 1 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Medium
Shade
High
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
Low
Salinity
Low
Anaerobic
None
CaCO₃
High
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-8 °F minimum
Frost-free days
200 min.
Precipitation
8–18 in/yr
pH range
6.8–9
Root depth
10 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Crown
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
0.8 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Porous
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Purple
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Mid Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Spring
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
290,000
Propagation
seed
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
No
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 55 counties across 9 states/territories.


§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/MAAN9 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3171137 ↗

Record version

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usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26

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