Lythraceae
Cuphea ciliata
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Cuphea
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Synonyms
- Banksia ciliata Dombey ex DC.
- Cuphea ciliata f. vestita Koehne
- Cuphea loxensis Kunth
- Cuphea microphylla Kunth
- Cuphea serpyllifolia Kunth
- Cuphea serpyllifolia var. tachirensis Steyerm.
- Lythrum cistifolium L'Hér. ex DC.
- Quirina microphyla (Kunth) Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- March, June to August, October to November (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jairo Pinto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nicolas Ramirez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Principe Mendoza Babilon, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.