Lythraceae
Cuphea micropetala
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Cuphea
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 小瓣萼距花, 小瓣萼距化
Synonyms
- Cuphea jorullensis Hook.
- Parsonsia micropetala (Kunth) Standl.
- Parsonsia micropetala (Kunth) Hitchc.
Flowers
- In flower
- March, August to September, November (from 26 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stickpen, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diego López, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cbaile19, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cbaile19, CC0, 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). About our plant data.