Cuphea procumbens Ortega

Creeping waxweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Naturalized in waste places and thickets in N. Carolina.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use food fuel medicinal oil
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 8 - 10
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Cuphea procumbens unspecified picture

Distribution

Cuphea procumbens world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:275444-2
WFO ID wfo-0000630312
COL ID 6BRDR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cuphea erecta Cuphea lanceolata Cuphea procumbens Cuphea bilimekii Parsonsia procumbens Parsonsia procumbens Parsonsia dispersa Parsonsia bilimekii Cuphea palustris Cuphea procumbens Cuphea x var. lilacina Cuphea purpurea var. lilacina