*Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacquin) J.F. Macbride. Common name: Colombian Waxweed. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Marshes, ditches, floodplain forests, wet hammocks, other wet places. Distribution: Native of South America; the northern boundary of the native distribution is unclear.
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Fl4, FNA10, GW2, K4, Meso4.1, WH3, Graham (1975); = Cuphea carthagensis — RAB, Tx, misspelling; = n/a — C; = Parsonsia balsamona (Cham. & Schltdl.) Standl. — S; Lythrum carthagenense Jacquin. Basionym: Lythrum carthagenense Jacq. 1760
Links to other floras: = Cuphea carthagenensis - FNA10
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
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