Lythraceae
Tinypetal waxweed
Cuphea micrantha
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Cuphea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tinypetal waxweed
Synonyms
- Cuphea euphorbioides A.St.-Hil.
- Cuphea hirta (Spreng.) DC.
- Cuphea micrantha var. longiciliata Lourteig
- Cuphea rapunculoides Griseb.
- Cuphea valerii Standl. & L.O.Williams
- Lythrum domingense Spreng. ex DC.
- Melanium hirtum Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: lucas_rafaelle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: cristianol1456, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: vitordematos12, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Godoi, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.