Nyctaginaceae

Red cyphomeris

Cyphomeris gypsophiloides (M.Martens & Galeotti) Standl.

Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Cyphomeris

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Red cyphomeris: Cyphomeris gypsophiloides near the entrance to Rabbit Ears Canyon, west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 1 Oct 2013. — Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Red cyphomeris

Synonyms

Boerhavia gypsophiloides (M.Martens & Galeotti) J.M.Coult.
Cyphomeris gypsophiloides var. stewartii I.M.Johnst.
Lindenia gypsophiloides M.Martens & Galeotti
Senkenbergia gypsophiloides (M.Martens & Galeotti) Benth. & Hook.f.
Tinantia gypsophiloides (M.Martens & Galeotti) M.Martens & Galeotti

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.