Lythraceae
Colombian waxweed
Cuphea carthagenensis
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Cuphea
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 克菲亞草, 哥伦比亚萼距花, 香膏萼距花
- English
- Colombian waxweed, Colombian cuphea, Tarweed
- Japanese
- ネバリミソハギ
- Portuguese
- Sete-sangrias
Synonyms
- Balsamona pinto Vand.
- Cuphea balsamona Cham. & Schltdl.
- Cuphea divaricata Pohl ex Koehne
- Cuphea peplidioides Mart. ex Koehne
- Cuphea pinto (Vand.) Kuntze
- Cuphea prunellifolia A.St.-Hil.
- Lythrum carthagenense Jacq.
- Parsonsia balsamona (Cham. & Schltdl.) Standl.
- Parsonsia pinto (Vand.) A.Heller
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Hardee, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.