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Lythraceae
Cuphea

not marked as a favorite taxon Cuphea viscosissima Jacquin. Common name: Clammy Cuphea, Blue Waxweed. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Dry or wet places, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks. Distribution: NH west to IA and KS, south to c. GA, LA, and e. OK.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, FNA10, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WV, Graham (1975); = Cuphea petiolata (L.) Koehne — F, G, Tat; = Parsonsia petiolata (L.) Rusby — S, S13. Basionym: Cuphea viscosissima Jacq. 1772

Links to other floras: = Cuphea viscosissima - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect, sticky-stemmed annual found in Dry or wet places, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks.

Stems: Stems branched, with a purple cast and covered with sticky hairs.

Leaves: Leaves opposite, petiolate, lance-shaped to oval, 3/4-2 in. long, covered with sticky hairs.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers solitary or paired in upper leaf axils, purple-red, to 1 1/2 in. long, bilaterally symmetric, consisting of 6 spreading purple petals of unequal size (2 long, 4 short), a sticky tubular calyx and 12 stamens.

Fruits: Fruit an oval capsule opening along one side.

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Height: 10-20 in.

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description: Erect, sticky-stemmed annual found in Dry or wet places, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks.

stems: Stems branched, with a purple cast and covered with sticky hairs.

leaves: Leaves opposite, petiolate, lance-shaped to oval, 3/4-2 in. long, covered with sticky hairs.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers solitary or paired in upper leaf axils, purple-red, to 1 1/2 in. long, bilaterally symmetric, consisting of 6 spreading purple petals of unequal size (2 long, 4 short), a sticky tubular calyx and 12 stamens.

fruits: Fruit an oval capsule opening along one side.

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