Mexican False Heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- May-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cuphea hyssopifolia
- Genus
- Cuphea
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- America
- Distribution
- Introduced eslewhere
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Lythraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Lythraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Mexican False Heather
Mexican False Heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia) is an undershrub belonging to the Lythraceae family (Loosestrife/Henna family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple leaves, axillary/raceme flower clusters, capsule/berry fruit. It is typically found in garden plant. Native to America, it is distributed across Introduced eslewhere. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-September.
Lythraceae
Loosestrife/Henna family
Mexican False Heather belongs to the Lythraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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