Cuphea viscosissima Jacq.

Blue waxweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

Erect, weedy annual, 1.5–6 dm, sparingly branched, very viscid-hairy throughout; lvs long-petioled, lanceolate to ovate, 2–5 cm; fls solitary or paired in the upper axils, short-pedicellate; hypanthium nearly 1 cm; pet red-purple, clawed, the upper 2 the largest, ca 8 mm; 2n=12. Dry soil; N.H. to n. Ill. and Kans., s. to Ga. and La., commoner southward. July–Sept. (C. petiolata, a preoccupied name)
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An annual herb. It grows 35 cm tall. The flowers is purple to red.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in open, rocky limestone areas. It suits USDA hardiness zones 6-9.
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Open woods, glades, prairies, fields, rocky barrens, roadsides and waste places. Dry, open soils.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 8 - 10
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Cuphea viscosissima flower picture by jake k (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cuphea viscosissima world distribution map, present in Azerbaijan, Canada, China, Jamaica, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:275458-2
WFO ID wfo-0000630537
COL ID 32FHP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lythrum cuphea Cuphea brownei Cuphea viscosissima Parsonsia petiolata Lythrum petiolatum Melfona purpurea Cuphea albida Cuphea petiolata