Lythraceae
Cuphea fruticosa
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Cuphea
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Synonyms
- Cuphea bonariensis Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.
- Cuphea commersoniana (A.St.-Hil.) Koehne
- Cuphea fruticosa subsp. hilaireana (Koehne) Koehne
- Cuphea fruticosa var. chamaedendrum (A.St.-Hil.) Koehne
- Cuphea fruticosa var. epilobioides (A.St.-Hil.) Koehne
- Cuphea fruticosa var. megapotamica (Spreng.) Koehne
- Cuphea fruticosa var. rosmarinifolia (A.St.-Hil.) Koehne
- Cuphea fruticosa var. silenoides (A.St.-Hil.) Koehne
- Cuphea glabra Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.
- Cuphea ligustrina Cham. & Schltdl.
- Cuphea ligustrina subsp. hilaireana Koehne
- Cuphea ligustrina var. chamaedendrum A.St.-Hil.
- Cuphea ligustrina var. commersoniana A.St.-Hil.
- Cuphea ligustrina var. epilobioides A.St.-Hil.
- Cuphea ligustrina var. rosmarinifolia A.St.-Hil.
- Cuphea ligustrina var. silenoides A.St.-Hil.
- Cuphea ligustrina var. typica Koehne
- Cuphea megapotamica Spreng.
- Cuphea silenoides (A.St.-Hil.) Herter
Flowers
- In flower
- August to June (from 48 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Bahiano Ayala, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Candela Castro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Felipe Horton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Leonel Roget, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joselin Listur, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: joselinlistur, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rafael Tosi, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leonel Roget, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gabriel Albelda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicolas Olejnik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: nicolasecheveste, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sebastián Fornés, CC BY 4.0, 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.