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Haloragaceae family

Chinese Raspwort Gonocarpus chinensis

Chinese Raspwort is an introduced perennial herb, found in Hawaii and the lower 48 states.

More about this plant

Gonocarpus chinensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Haloragaceae. This shrub is sometimes known by the common name Chinese raspwort. It is native to Australia Borneo, the Caroline Islands, South-Central and Southeast China, Hainan, Indonesia, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, the Philippines,Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, and Vietnam. It was introduced to the Hawaiian islands and California. It is not considered an economically important species but can be used for medicine and gardening as ornamental plants. This species lives in wet tropical regions, grasslands, riverbanks and in waste lands in elevations at 100 to 800 meters but at 1800 meters in Southwest China. Wikipedia →

⚠ Invasive here — plant a native instead USDA + GBIF

Chinese Raspwort 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.

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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
Conditions
Sources · Conditions
Cold hardiness (derived) — Hardiness
Hardiness
≥ zone 11 derived from its U.S. range
Size & form
Sources · Size & form
USDA PLANTS — Lifespan
TRY Plant Trait Database (CC BY 4.0) — Foliage
Lifespan
Perennial
Foliage
Broadleaf
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.
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] Cold hardiness (derived) — Derived from U.S. range × USDA PHZM zones
[12] County range — GBIF Open Data — open-licensed occurrences (CC0/CC-BY) → county
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