Cuphea viscosissima Jacq.

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PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Cuphea viscosissima Jacq.
Lythraceae
Det.: S. R. Hill, (ILLS) 2001
FAYETTE COUNTY 38° 55’ 26.4” N. Lat. 88° 53’
56.9” W. Long. T. 6N, R. 3E, NW1/2, SW1/4, NW/4,
NW1/4 Sect. 32 Illinois Route 185 (FAP 777), west
side, southwest comer of Little Hickory Creek bridge,
about 10.4 miles due east-southeast of Vandalia.
Brownstown 7.5 minute U.S.G.S. quadrangle.
Elevation 570-580 feet. Disturbed sandy clay-loam with
humus over soft to hard shales and sandstone and
bituminous coal.
Dry-mesic upland forest and open roadside bank and
drainage, dominated by Quercus spp., Cary a ovata,
Celtis occidentalis, Ostrya, Sassafras,
Symphoricarpos, Campsis, Elymus. Flowers
wine-purple; local sticky erect annual herb on roadbank
at forest margin.
03789096
Steven R. Hill 34154
22 August 2001
03789096