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Melastomataceae family

Pinkfringe Arthrostemma ciliatum

Pinkfringe is an introduced perennial herb, found in Hawaii.

More about this plant

Arthrostemma ciliatum, commonly known as pinkfringe, is a species of flowering plant native to the tropical Americas. Wikipedia →

⚠ Invasive here — plant a native instead USDA + GBIF

Pinkfringe is flagged invasive in the U.S. These natives fill a similar niche — same growth habit, bloom season, height, and region — so you keep the look and feed local wildlife instead of spreading a problem.

Common Sunflower
Native
Common Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
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Telegraphweed
Native
Telegraphweed
Heterotheca grandiflora
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Canada Goldenrod
Native
Canada Goldenrod
Solidago altissima
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Southeastern Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Native
Southeastern Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum squamatum
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Matched on growth habit · bloom months · mature height · shared U.S. range (USDA + GBIF) — a starting point, not a prescription.

Growing & care

USDA PLANTS · TRY
Size & form
Sources · Size & form
USDA PLANTS — Lifespan
Lifespan
Perennial
In the garden
Herb layer — Sits in the herb of a layered food forest or polyculture.Open guide →
derived roles
Species characteristics from USDA PLANTS (public domain) + TRY (CC BY) — general guidance, not a guarantee for your exact site. Deer "browsing" is documented palatability, not a deer-proof claim.

Wildlife & pollinators

How pollinator value is scored →
✦ Bees 1 bee visitor

1 native & managed bee species is documented visiting Pinkfringe :

Trigona fulviventris
Visitor records (observations, not exhaustive) from Noori et al. 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · GloBI →
Species thumbnails re-hosted from iNaturalist — Creative Commons, credited per image (hover for credit). Click any species to see it on iNaturalist. Not exhaustive; many taxa have no openly-licensed photo yet.
Sources for this entry (12) Open & cited
[01] Scientific name & family — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[02] Growth habit & duration — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[03] Native status & distribution — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[04] Common name — USDA PLANTS (via GBIF)
[05] Invasive / introduced status — US-RIIS v2.0 (USGS)
[06] Wetland indicator — USACE National Wetland Plant List (2022)
[08] Description — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
[09] Ecological value — GloBI
[11] Flower-visitor value (derived) — Noori et al. 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · GloBI
[12] County range — GBIF Open Data — open-licensed occurrences (CC0/CC-BY) → county
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