Biology:Cuphea viscosissima
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Lythraceae |
| Genus: | Cuphea |
| Species: | C. viscosissima
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Cuphea viscosissima | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = January 19, 2018 }}
- ↑ "Cuphea viscosissima". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=501842. 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, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Cuphea%20viscosissima.png, retrieved 20 January 2017
- ↑ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Missouri Botanical Garden
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Graham, Shirley (1988). "Revision of Cuphea Section Heterodon (Lythraceae)". Systematic Botany Monographs 20: 1–168. doi:10.2307/25027697.
- ↑ "Missouri Plants". http://missouriplants.com/Pinkopp/Cuphea_petiolata_page.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q431896 entry
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