PLANTS Profile for Cuphea hyssopifolia (false heather)

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PLANTS Profile

Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth
false heather

Symbol:

CUHY

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lythraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

HI		I
PR		I

More Information:

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Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth

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Distribution:
Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (HI), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth

View 12 genera in Lythraceae, 11 species in Cuphea

Classification:
Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Myrtales
Family	Lythraceae – Loosestrife family
Genus	Cuphea P. Br. – waxweed
Species	Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth – false heather

Introduced Information:
Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27104.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 09:27 AM CDT