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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Myrtales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cuphea viscosissima
FAMILY
Lythraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cuphea viscosissima
FAMILY
Lythraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 135-06-001:
Cuphea viscosissima
FAMILY
Lythraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Parsonsia petiolata
COMMON NAME:
Clammy Cuphea, Blue Waxweed
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_viscosissima_blue
September
Plant sticky-hairy throughout. Flowers solitary or paired in upper axils, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_viscosissima_blue_b
September
Calyx tube about 3/8" long, ribbed, lopsided. Petals emerge from its summit, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.