Cuphea hyssopifolia
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Photo: Mark Hyde
Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Parsonsia hyssopifolia (Kunth) Standl. |
| Common names: | False heather (English) Mexican heather (English) |
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| Status: | Cultivated and naturalised |
| 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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