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Blue Waxweed blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2014).
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Bonnie Ott.
Blue Waxweed blooming in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/2/2013).
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Jim Wilkinson.
Blue Waxweed blooming in Charles Co., Maryland (9/23/2014).
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Jim Brighton.
Blue Waxweed in Charles Co., Maryland (10/7/2018).
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Bill Hubick.
Blue Waxweed in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/28/2014).
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Kimberly Booth.
Source: Wikipedia
Cuphea viscosissima | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Lythraceae |
Genus: | Cuphea |
Species: | C. viscosissima
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Binomial name | |
Cuphea viscosissima | |
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Wikispecies has information related to Cuphea viscosissima.
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] Flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds.[8]
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
[edit]- ^ a b "Cuphea viscosissima". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ "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). 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ a b Missouri Botanical Garden
- ^ a b Graham, Shirley (1988). "Revision of Cuphea Section Heterodon (Lythraceae)". Systematic Botany Monographs. 20: 1–168. doi:10.2307/25027697. JSTOR 25027697.
- ^ "Missouri Plants". Archived from the original on 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2017-01-21.