Lythraceae
Island waxweed
Cuphea parsonsia
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Cuphea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 白花雪茄花
- English
- Island waxweed
Synonyms
- Cuphea grisebachiana Koehne
- Cuphea hyssopifolia Griseb.
- Cuphea parsonsia var. balsamonoides Koehne
- Cuphea parsonsia var. grisebachiana (Koehne) S.A.Graham
- Cuphea radicans Macfad.
- Lythrum hispanicum Mill.
- Lythrum parsonsia L.
- Melanium scabrum Spreng.
- Parsonsia grisebachiana (Koehne) Jenn.
- Parsonsia herbacea J.St.-Hil.
- Parsonsia parsonsia (L.) Britton
- Parsonsia prostrata Bertero ex DC.
- Parsonsia radicans Hitchc.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Marcos Rodriguez Bobadilla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, 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.