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|genus = Fuchsia
|genus = Fuchsia
|species = microphylla
|species = microphylla
|authority = [[Carl Sigismund Kunth|Kunth]], [[1823]]
|authority = [[Carl Sigismund Kunth|Kunth]], 1823
|subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
|subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
|subdivision = *''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''aprica'' <small>([[Cyrus Longworth Lundell|Lundell]]) [[Dennis Eugene Breedlove|Breedlove]]</small>
|subdivision = *''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''aprica'' <small>([[Cyrus Longworth Lundell|Lundell]]) [[Dennis Eugene Breedlove|Breedlove]]</small>
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==Distribution==
==Distribution==
''Fuchsia microphylla'' is native to southern [[Mexico]] south to [[Panama]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia microphylla Kunth |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/7322172 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=26 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
''Fuchsia microphylla'' is native to southern Mexico south to [[Panama]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia microphylla Kunth |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/7322172 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=26 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
It is a deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub which grows to 1.8 meters (6 feet) in height at a medium rate<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia microphylla PFAF Plant Database |url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Fuchsia+microphylla#:~:text=Fuchsia%20microphylla%20is%20a%20deciduous,and%20is%20pollinated%20by%20Insects. |website=pfaf.org |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> and has a spread width of 3 feet (0.9 meters).<ref>{{cite web |title=Plant database entry for Small Leaf Fuchsia (Fuchsia microphylla) with 16 images, one comment, and 33 data details. |url=https://garden.org/plants/view/158324/Small-Leaf-Fuchsia-Fuchsia-microphylla/ |website=garden.org |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> It is herbaceous, perennial, [[hermaphrodite]] and is pollinated by insects. It flowers from September to October and attracts wildlife. It is hardy to [[United Kingdom|UK]] zone 9 and [[United States|US]] zones 8-11, and is not frost tolerant. It is cold hardy to 10-15 F (-12.2 to -9.4 C) with wall shelter. It grows well in light, medium, and heavy soils and prefers moist, well-drained soils. It is suitable for acid, neutral, and basic soils. It grows best in light and semi-shade conditions and can be found growing in oak and pine woods in [[Mexico]] or low thickets and exposed rocky places in [[Guatemala]] between 1200 meters (3937 feet) and 3800 meters (12467 feet) in elevation. The [[fruit]] is edible and is dark in color, round in shape, and measures up to 1.5 centimeters in diameter, although it normally measures 5 millimeters in diameter. The flavor is sweet but mild.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia microphylla PFAF Plant Database |url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Fuchsia+microphylla#:~:text=Fuchsia%20microphylla%20is%20a%20deciduous,and%20is%20pollinated%20by%20Insects. |website=pfaf.org |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> The plant is variable but usually grows erect, although in more shady woodland can develop climbing habits with stems 500 centimeters (16.4 feet) long. It normally forms clumps or bushes. It is both dioecious and self-fertile.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia microphylla - Useful Tropical Plants |url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Fuchsia+microphylla |website=tropical.theferns.info |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> The flowers are not fragrant and are tubular, [[pendent]], and pink in color, and are very small. The leaves measure up to 4 centimeters in length, although are normally much smaller. They are generally oblanceolate to obovate in shape, although can be ovate and lanceolate and are usually toothed, though some varieties are not.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia microphylla Kunth |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/7322172 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=26 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> New growth is red and the plant can be grown in a pot. Plants in the section ''[[Fuchsia#Section Encliandra|Encliandra]]'' are defined by the protrusion of only four stamens from the flower tube, rather than eight. The other four stamens are enclosed within the tube.<ref>{{cite web |title=Small-Leaved Fuchsia (Fuchsia microphylla) - Plants {{!}} Candide Gardening |url=https://candidegardening.com/US/plants/fc9589d3ef15d6a222fea3958b7a5663 |website=Candide |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>
It is a deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub which grows to 1.8 meters (6 feet) in height at a medium rate<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia microphylla PFAF Plant Database |url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Fuchsia+microphylla#:~:text=Fuchsia%20microphylla%20is%20a%20deciduous,and%20is%20pollinated%20by%20Insects. |website=pfaf.org |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> and has a spread width of 3 feet (0.9 meters).<ref>{{cite web |title=Plant database entry for Small Leaf Fuchsia (Fuchsia microphylla) with 16 images, one comment, and 33 data details. |url=https://garden.org/plants/view/158324/Small-Leaf-Fuchsia-Fuchsia-microphylla/ |website=garden.org |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> It is herbaceous, perennial, [[hermaphrodite]] and is pollinated by insects. It flowers from September to October and attracts wildlife. It is hardy to UK zone 9 and US zones 8–11, and is not frost tolerant. It is cold hardy to 10–15 F (−12.2 to −9.4 C) with wall shelter. It grows well in light, medium, and heavy soils and prefers moist, well-drained soils. It is suitable for acid, neutral, and basic soils. It grows best in light and semi-shade conditions and can be found growing in oak and pine woods in Mexico or low thickets and exposed rocky places in [[Guatemala]] between 1200 meters (3937 feet) and 3800 meters (12467 feet) in elevation. The fruit is edible and is dark in color, round in shape, and measures up to 1.5 centimeters in diameter, although it normally measures 5 millimeters in diameter. The flavor is sweet but mild.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia microphylla PFAF Plant Database |url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Fuchsia+microphylla#:~:text=Fuchsia%20microphylla%20is%20a%20deciduous,and%20is%20pollinated%20by%20Insects. |website=pfaf.org |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> The plant is variable but usually grows erect, although in more shady woodland can develop climbing habits with stems 500 centimeters (16.4 feet) long. It normally forms clumps or bushes. It is both dioecious and self-fertile.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia microphylla – Useful Tropical Plants |url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Fuchsia+microphylla |website=tropical.theferns.info |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> The flowers are not fragrant and are tubular, [[pendent]], and pink in color, and are very small. The leaves measure up to 4 centimeters in length, although are normally much smaller. They are generally oblanceolate to obovate in shape, although can be ovate and lanceolate and are usually toothed, though some varieties are not.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia microphylla Kunth |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/7322172 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=26 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> New growth is red and the plant can be grown in a pot. Plants in the section ''[[Fuchsia#Section Encliandra|Encliandra]]'' are defined by the protrusion of only four stamens from the flower tube, rather than eight. The other four stamens are enclosed within the tube.<ref>{{cite web |title=Small-Leaved Fuchsia (Fuchsia microphylla) – Plants {{!}} Candide Gardening |url=https://candidegardening.com/US/plants/fc9589d3ef15d6a222fea3958b7a5663 |website=Candide |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>


==Uses==
==Uses==
The plant is grown as an ornamental and the berries are collected locally and eaten.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia microphylla - Useful Tropical Plants |url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Fuchsia+microphylla |website=tropical.theferns.info |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>
The plant is grown as an ornamental and the berries are collected locally and eaten.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia microphylla – Useful Tropical Plants |url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Fuchsia+microphylla |website=tropical.theferns.info |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>


==Pests==
==Pests==
''Fuchsia microphylla'' is vulnerable to [[whiteflies]], [[Miridae|capsid bugs]], [[red spider mites]], [[Rust (fungus)|rust]], [[aphids]], [[black vine weevil]], [[Smut (fungus)|smut]], [[gray mold]], [[fuchsia gall mite]], and [[Altica lythri|fuchsia flea beetle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Small-Leaved Fuchsia (Fuchsia microphylla) - Plants {{!}} Candide Gardening |url=https://candidegardening.com/US/plants/fc9589d3ef15d6a222fea3958b7a5663 |website=Candide |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> It is resistant to [[honey fungus]] and [[rabbits]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia Microphylla from Burncoose Nurseries |url=https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?pl_id=1922 |website=www.burncoose.co.uk |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>
''Fuchsia microphylla'' is vulnerable to [[whiteflies]], [[Miridae|capsid bugs]], [[red spider mites]], [[Rust (fungus)|rust]], [[aphids]], [[black vine weevil]], [[Smut (fungus)|smut]], [[gray mold]], [[fuchsia gall mite]], and [[Altica lythri|fuchsia flea beetle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Small-Leaved Fuchsia (Fuchsia microphylla) – Plants {{!}} Candide Gardening |url=https://candidegardening.com/US/plants/fc9589d3ef15d6a222fea3958b7a5663 |website=Candide |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> It is resistant to [[honey fungus]] and rabbits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia Microphylla from Burncoose Nurseries |url=https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?pl_id=1922 |website=www.burncoose.co.uk |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>


==Hybrids==
==Hybrids==
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File:Fuchsia microphylla (9536260928).jpg|Fruiting branch of ''Fuchsia microphylla''
File:Fuchsia microphylla (9536260928).jpg|Fruiting branch of ''Fuchsia microphylla''
File:Starr-110307-2508-Fuchsia microphylla-leaves and flowers-Kula Botanical Garden-Maui (25051861376).jpg|Erect ''Fuchsia microphylla'' plant
File:Starr-110307-2508-Fuchsia microphylla-leaves and flowers-Kula Botanical Garden-Maui (25051861376).jpg|Erect ''Fuchsia microphylla'' plant
File:Fuchsia microphylla 1c.JPG|''Fuschia microphylla'' plant at the Botanical Garden of [[Bosque de Chapultepec]], [[Mexico]]
File:Fuchsia microphylla 1c.JPG|''Fuschia microphylla'' plant at the Botanical Garden of [[Bosque de Chapultepec]], Mexico
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Fuchsia microphylla
Leaves and flowers of Fuchsia microphylla subsp. aprica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Fuchsia
Species:
F. microphylla
Binomial name
Fuchsia microphylla
Kunth, 1823
Subspecies
Synonyms
  • Fuchsia notarisii Lehm.
  • Fuchsia uniflora Sessé & Moc.
  • Fuchsia microphylla var. typica Munz
  • Fuchsia minutiflora var. typica Munz
  • Fuchsia microphylla subsp. aprica:
  • Fuchsia aprica Lundell
  • Fuchsia microphylla var. aprica (Lundell) Munz
  • Fuchsia microphylla subsp. chiapensis:
  • Fuchsia chiapensis T.S.Brandegee
  • Fuchsia heterotricha Lundell
  • Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hidalgensis:
  • Fuchsia minutiflora var. hidalgensis Munz
  • Fuchsia microphylla subsp. microphylla:
  • Brebissonia microphylla Spach
  • Fuchsia gracilis (Moc. & Sesse)
  • Fuchsia mixta Hemsl.
  • Fuchsia splendens hort.
  • Fuchsia splendens hort. ex Dippel
  • Myrinia microphylla Lilja

Fuchsia microphylla, also known as small leaf fuchsia and small-leaved fuchsia, is a flowering shrub in the family Onagraceae.[1] The specific epithet (microphylla) was named for the plant's small (micro) leaves (phylla).

Distribution

Fuchsia microphylla is native to southern Mexico south to Panama.[2]

Description

It is a deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub which grows to 1.8 meters (6 feet) in height at a medium rate[3] and has a spread width of 3 feet (0.9 meters).[4] It is herbaceous, perennial, hermaphrodite and is pollinated by insects. It flowers from September to October and attracts wildlife. It is hardy to UK zone 9 and US zones 8–11, and is not frost tolerant. It is cold hardy to 10–15 F (−12.2 to −9.4 C) with wall shelter. It grows well in light, medium, and heavy soils and prefers moist, well-drained soils. It is suitable for acid, neutral, and basic soils. It grows best in light and semi-shade conditions and can be found growing in oak and pine woods in Mexico or low thickets and exposed rocky places in Guatemala between 1200 meters (3937 feet) and 3800 meters (12467 feet) in elevation. The fruit is edible and is dark in color, round in shape, and measures up to 1.5 centimeters in diameter, although it normally measures 5 millimeters in diameter. The flavor is sweet but mild.[5] The plant is variable but usually grows erect, although in more shady woodland can develop climbing habits with stems 500 centimeters (16.4 feet) long. It normally forms clumps or bushes. It is both dioecious and self-fertile.[6] The flowers are not fragrant and are tubular, pendent, and pink in color, and are very small. The leaves measure up to 4 centimeters in length, although are normally much smaller. They are generally oblanceolate to obovate in shape, although can be ovate and lanceolate and are usually toothed, though some varieties are not.[7] New growth is red and the plant can be grown in a pot. Plants in the section Encliandra are defined by the protrusion of only four stamens from the flower tube, rather than eight. The other four stamens are enclosed within the tube.[8]

Uses

The plant is grown as an ornamental and the berries are collected locally and eaten.[9]

Pests

Fuchsia microphylla is vulnerable to whiteflies, capsid bugs, red spider mites, rust, aphids, black vine weevil, smut, gray mold, fuchsia gall mite, and fuchsia flea beetle.[10] It is resistant to honey fungus and rabbits.[11]

Hybrids

Fuchsia × bacillaris, a natural hybrid between Fuchsia microphylla and Fuchsia thymifolia, was documented in 1832.[12]

See also

  • Branches of Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hemsleyana
    Branches of Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hemsleyana
  • Leaves and flowers of Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hemsleyana
    Leaves and flowers of Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hemsleyana
  • Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hidalgensis
    Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hidalgensis
  • Flowers and leaves of Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hidalgensis
    Flowers and leaves of Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hidalgensis
  • Fruiting branch of Fuchsia microphylla
    Fruiting branch of Fuchsia microphylla
  • Erect Fuchsia microphylla plant
    Erect Fuchsia microphylla plant
  • Fuschia microphylla plant at the Botanical Garden of Bosque de Chapultepec, Mexico
    Fuschia microphylla plant at the Botanical Garden of Bosque de Chapultepec, Mexico

References

  1. ^ "Plant database entry for Small Leaf Fuchsia (Fuchsia microphylla) with 16 images, one comment, and 33 data details". garden.org. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Fuchsia microphylla Kunth". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Fuchsia microphylla PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Plant database entry for Small Leaf Fuchsia (Fuchsia microphylla) with 16 images, one comment, and 33 data details". garden.org. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Fuchsia microphylla PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Fuchsia microphylla – Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Fuchsia microphylla Kunth". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Small-Leaved Fuchsia (Fuchsia microphylla) – Plants | Candide Gardening". Candide. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Fuchsia microphylla – Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Small-Leaved Fuchsia (Fuchsia microphylla) – Plants | Candide Gardening". Candide. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Fuchsia Microphylla from Burncoose Nurseries". www.burncoose.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Fuchsia ×bacillaris Lindl. GRIN-Global". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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