Cuphea viscosissima

Cuphea viscosissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Lythraceae
Genus:	Cuphea
Species:	C. viscosissima
Binomial name
	Cuphea viscosissima; Jacq.
Synonyms
	Cuphea petiolata (L.) Koehne; Lythrum petiolatum L.; Parsonsia petiolata (L.) Rusby;

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]

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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cuphea viscosissima". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 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".
^ Missouri Botanical Garden
^ Jump up to: ^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.

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[Cuphea_viscosissima-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cuphea viscosissima". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved January 19, 2018.

[2] "Cuphea viscosissima". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 25, 2007.

[3] Blanchan, Neltje (2002). Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

[4] Cuphea viscosissima at USDA PLANTS Database

[5] Cuphea viscosissima at Plants For A Future

[6] "Cuphea viscosissima". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

[Weakley-7] "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".

[8] Missouri Botanical Garden

[Graham-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b Graham, Shirley (1988). "Revision of Cuphea Section Heterodon (Lythraceae)". Systematic Botany Monographs. 20: 1–168. doi:10.2307/25027697. JSTOR 25027697.

[10] "Missouri Plants". Archived from the original on 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2017-01-21.

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