Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth
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Photo: Mark Hyde
Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Parsonsia hyssopifolia (Kunth) Standl.
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Common names:
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False heather (English)
Mexican heather (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Cultivated and naturalised |
Description:
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Small much-branched shrub 30-60 cm tall. Leaves very small, 6-12 mm long, many and crowded, linear to lanceolate, sessile. Flowers c. 6 mm long, many, axillary. Calyx ribbed, gibbous at base, flaring at top. Petals 6, nearly alike, light violet to white. Stamens included.
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Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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hyssopifolia: with leaves like Hyssopus. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Native to Mexico and Guatemala |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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Spot characters:
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Cuphea hyssopifoliaWikipedia:
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Cuphea hyssopifolia. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=180600, retrieved 21 November 2024
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