Patagonia Wildflowers
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sticky waxweed
Cuphea glutinosa
Cuphea glutinosa
sticky waxweed Loosestrife Family
Cuphea glutinosa Lythraceae
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English common name
  •sticky waxweed
Portuguese common name
  •sete-sangrias-do-campo
accepted scientific name
  •Cuphea glutinosa Cham. & Schltdl.
rules for finding collection records
  Cuphea glutinosa (916)
family name
  • Lythraceae
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Six petals, Tubular shaped flowers
Petal colors: color color
Flower size is about 0.7 inches
Leaf: Opposite, Simple
Plant Observed 3rd week of August thru 1st week of June

How Likely at this Location (68%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (54%)
base map where plant found
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Disturbed
Grassland
Forest
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Riparian
Meadow
Native Plant Status
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native Not Present