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Lythraceae FAMILY

Cuphea viscosissima

Cuphea viscosissima

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cuphea viscosissima is an erect, much-branched, annual plant usually growing up to 50 cm tall. The plant is sticky to the touch due to the presence of glandular hairs on the purple stems[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. This is one of several species in this genus that have been identified as potential commercial seedcrops, grown for their oil.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern and central N. America - Nebraska to New Hampshire, south to Louisiana and Florida.
HabitatOpen woods, glades, prairies, fields, rocky barrens, roadsides and waste places[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. Dry, open soils[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ].