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Fuchsia microphylla Kunth

Species

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Characteristics

A bushy shrub. It can also be a climber. It grows 0.6-5 m high. The leaves are opposite and sword shaped. They have a pointed tip and base. The edges of the leaves can be smooth or have teeth. The flowers are white to red-purple tubes.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.25 - 2.0
Mature height (meter) 1.8
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open places in oak and pine woods in Hidalgo. Mexico, Michoacan and Jalisco Counties. Mostly in dense, moist or wet, mixed forest, sometimes in low thickets or in exposed rocky places at elevations of 1,200-3,800 metres in Guatemala.
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Open places in oak and pine woods in Hidalgo. Mexico, Michoacan and Jalisco Counties. Mostly in dense, moist or wet, mixed forest, sometimes in low thickets or in exposed rocky places at elevations of 1,200-3,800 metres in Guatemala.
A tropical plant. It suits hardiness zones 8-11. Hobart Botanical Gardens.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Fuchsia microphylla flower picture by Piet van Dorssen (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Fuchsia microphylla world distribution map, present in Costa Rica and Mexico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:612580-1
WFO ID wfo-0000692810
COL ID 6JQNR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Fuchsia microphylla Fuchsia minutiflora Fuchsia mixta Fuchsia notarisii Myrinia microphylla Fuchsia gracilis Fuchsia uniflora Fuchsia microphylla subsp. microphylla Brebissonia microphylla

Lower taxons

Fuchsia microphylla subsp. aprica Fuchsia microphylla subsp. chiapensis Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hemsleyana Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hidalgensis Fuchsia microphylla subsp. quercetorum
WorldFloraDB 2024