Rubiaceae
Yerba de guava
Coccocypselum hirsutum
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Coccocypselum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Yerba de guava
Synonyms
- Coccocypselum ciliatum Schltdl. & Cham.
- Coccocypselum discolor Van Houtte ex Kunze
- Coccocypselum hirsutum var. hirsutum
- Coccocypselum hirsutum var. uniflorum Hadac
- Petesia repens Sessé & Moc.
- Tontanea hirsuta (Bartl. ex DC.) Standl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.