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False heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Colombian waxweedCuphea carthagenensis
Stiffhair WaxweedCuphea strigulosa
California loosestrifeLythrum californicum
willowleaf angelonAngelonia salicariifolia
Madagascar PeriwinkleCatharanthus roseus
pukamoleLythrum maritimum
False Grass-polyLythrum junceum
Winged LoosestrifeLythrum alatum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| China | 320 |
|---|---|
| United States | 277 |
| Mexico | 243 |
| India | 168 |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 152 |
| Indonesia | 100 |
| Malaysia | 95 |
| Australia | 93 |
| Thailand | 93 |
| Costa Rica | 84 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | myrtles, evening primroses, and allies · Myrtales |
| Family | lythrum family · Lythraceae |
| Genus | Cigar Plants and Allies · Cuphea |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise False heather with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.