Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth

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Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare

Synonyms:	Parsonsia hyssopifolia (Kunth) Standl.
Common names:	False heather (English) Mexican heather (English)
Description:	Small much-branched shrub 30-60 cm tall. Leaves very small, 6-12 mm long, many and crowded, linear to lanceolate, sessile. Flowers c. 6 mm long, many, axillary. Calyx ribbed, gibbous at base, flaring at top. Petals 6, nearly alike, light violet to white. Stamens included.
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Derivation of specific name:	hyssopifolia: with leaves like Hyssopus.
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Worldwide distribution:	Native to Mexico and Guatemala
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Cuphea hyssopifolia

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cuphea hyssopifolia
African Plant Database: Cuphea hyssopifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cuphea hyssopifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cuphea hyssopifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cuphea hyssopifolia
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iNaturalist: Cuphea hyssopifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cuphea hyssopifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Cuphea hyssopifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cuphea hyssopifolia
Plants of the World Online: Cuphea hyssopifolia
Tropicos: Cuphea hyssopifolia
Wikipedia: Cuphea hyssopifolia