Cuphea viscosissima
| Cuphea viscosissima | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Lythraceae |
| Genus: | Cuphea |
| Species: | C. viscosissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuphea viscosissima Jacq. | |
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Cuphea viscosissima, also known as blue waxweed,[3][4] clammy cuphea or (ambiguously) as "tarweed",[1][5] is an herbaceous plant in the loosestrife family. It native to the eastern United States,[6] where it is most often found in open, rocky calcareous areas.[7][8] It is the most common and widespread Cuphea in the U.S.[9]
This species is notable for its sticky stems. It produces a purple-red flower in late summer.[10]
This species is morphological similar to Cuphea lanceolata, which is found in Mexico. It can be distinguished from Cuphea lanceolata by its smaller flower.[9]
References
- 1 2 Cuphea viscosissima at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- ↑ "Cuphea viscosissima". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 25, 2007.
- ↑ Blanchan, Neltje (2002). Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- ↑ Cuphea viscosissima at USDA PLANTS Database
- ↑ Cuphea viscosissima at Plants For A Future
- ↑ "Cuphea viscosissima". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ↑ Missouri Botanical Garden
- 1 2 Graham, Shirley (1988). "Revision of Cuphea Section Heterodon (Lythraceae)". Systematic Botany Monographs. 20. JSTOR 25027697. doi:10.2307/25027697.
- ↑ Missouri Plants
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