Phryma nana
American Lopseed
Phryma leptostachya
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- Botanical name
- Phryma leptostachya
- Also known as
- American Lopseed, Lopseed, Slender-Spiked Lopseed
- Family
- Phrymaceae
- Genus
- Phryma
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow American Lopseed
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Phryma leptostachya but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Leptostachia leptostachya
Phryma leptostachya var. confertifolia
Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya
Phryma media
Phryma parvifolia
Phryma pubescens
Priva mitchellii
Others in Phryma
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