Proboscidea louisianica

Common names: Horn-capsuled Martynia, Common Unicorn Plant, Common Devil's Claw, Ram's Horn, Proboscis Flower, Elephant Tusk

Genus: Martynia

Species: Martynia proboscidea

Class: Didynamia

Order: Angiospermia

Authority: Aiton

Modern Genus: Proboscidea

Modern Species: Proboscidea louisianica

Modern Family: Pedaliaceae

Plant Type: annual

Color: dingy white to purple with yellow throat and blotched rose-purple

Native Region: S US to Mexico

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum