Cuphea procumbens
Creeping Waxweed
Also known as: Cuphea ×purpurea var. lilacina Haage ex Herder +7 more
- Cuphea ×purpurea var. lilacina Haage ex Herder
- Cuphea bilimekii Koehne
- Cuphea erecta Hoffmanns.
- Cuphea procumbens Cav.
- Cuphea procumbens var. pallidiflora Fenzl
- Parsonsia bilimekii (Koehne) Standl.
- Parsonsia dispersa M.E.Jones
- Parsonsia procumbens (Ortega) A.Heller
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lythraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Indigenous to North America, Cuphea procumbens (commonly known as Creeping waxweed) is an annual or shrub belonging to the Lythraceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Assam, Bolivia, East Himalaya, Georgia, Jawa, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Nepal, North Carolina