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*''Fuchsia microphylla'' var. ''typica'' <small>[[Philip A. Munz|Munz]]</small>
*''Fuchsia microphylla'' var. ''typica'' <small>[[Philip A. Munz|Munz]]</small>
*''Fuchsia minutiflora'' var. ''typica'' <small>[[Philip A. Munz|Munz]]</small>
*''Fuchsia minutiflora'' var. ''typica'' <small>[[Philip A. Munz|Munz]]</small>
*''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''aprica'':
*(''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''aprica''):
*''Fuchsia aprica'' <small>[[Cyrus Longworth Lundell|Lundell]]</small>
*''Fuchsia aprica'' <small>[[Cyrus Longworth Lundell|Lundell]]</small>
*''Fuchsia microphylla'' var. ''aprica'' <small>([[Cyrus Longworth Lundell|Lundell]]) [[Philip A. Munz|Munz]]</small>
*''Fuchsia microphylla'' var. ''aprica'' <small>([[Cyrus Longworth Lundell|Lundell]]) [[Philip A. Munz|Munz]]</small>
*''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''chiapensis'':
*(''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''chiapensis''):
*''Fuchsia chiapensis'' <small>[[Townshend Stith Brandegee|T.S.Brandegee]]</small>
*''Fuchsia chiapensis'' <small>[[Townshend Stith Brandegee|T.S.Brandegee]]</small>
*''Fuchsia heterotricha'' <small>[[Cyrus Longworth Lundell|Lundell]]</small>
*''Fuchsia heterotricha'' <small>[[Cyrus Longworth Lundell|Lundell]]</small>
*''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''hemsleyana'':
*(''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''hemsleyana''):
*''Fuchsia hemsleyana'' <small>[[Robert Everard Woodson|R.E.Woodson]] & [[Russell Jacob Seibert|Seibert]]</small>
*''Fuchsia hemsleyana'' <small>[[Robert Everard Woodson|R.E.Woodson]] & [[Russell Jacob Seibert|Seibert]]</small>
*''Fuchsia pulchella'' <small>[[Robert Everard Woodson|R.E. Woodson]] & [[Russell Jacob Seibert|Seibert]]</small>
*''Fuchsia pulchella'' <small>[[Robert Everard Woodson|R.E. Woodson]] & [[Russell Jacob Seibert|Seibert]]</small>
*''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''hidalgensis'':
*(''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''hidalgensis''):
*''Fuchsia minutiflora'' var. ''hidalgensis'' <small>[[Philip A. Munz|Munz]]</small>
*''Fuchsia minutiflora'' var. ''hidalgensis'' <small>[[Philip A. Munz|Munz]]</small>
*''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''microphylla'':
*(''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''microphylla''):
*''Brebissonia microphylla'' <small>[[Edouard Spach|Spach]]</small>
*''Brebissonia microphylla'' <small>[[Edouard Spach|Spach]]</small>
*''Fuchsia gracilis'' <small>([[José Mariano Mociño|Moc.]] & [[Martín Sessé y Lacasta|Sesse]])</small>
*''Fuchsia gracilis'' <small>([[José Mariano Mociño|Moc.]] & [[Martín Sessé y Lacasta|Sesse]])</small>
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'''''Fuchsia microphylla''''', also known as '''small leaf fuchsia''' and '''small-leaved fuchsia''', is a flowering shrub in the family [[Onagraceae]].<ref name=Garden>{{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> The [[Botanical nomenclature|specific epithet]] (''microphylla'') was named for the plant's small (''micro'') leaves (''phylla'').
'''''Fuchsia microphylla''''', also known as '''small leaf fuchsia''' and '''small-leaved fuchsia''', is a flowering [[shrub]] in the family [[Onagraceae]].<ref name=Garden>{{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> The [[specific epithet]] (''microphylla'') was named for the plant's small (''micro'') leaves (''phylla'').


==Distribution==
==Distribution==
''Fuchsia microphylla'' is native to southern Mexico south to [[Panama]].<ref name=GBIF>{{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 name=GBIF>{{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> It can be found growing in oak and pine woods in Mexico or low thickets and exposed rocky places in [[Guatemala]] between {{convert|1200|and|3800|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} in elevation.<ref name=Tropical/>


==Description==
==Description==
It is a deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub which grows to {{convert|1.8|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} in height at a medium rate<ref name=PFAF>{{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 {{convert|3|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref name=Garden/> 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 {{convert|10|-|15|F|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 {{convert|1200|and|3800|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} 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 name=PFAF/> The plant is variable but usually grows erect, although in more shady woodland can develop climbing habits with stems {{convert|500|cm|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} long. It normally forms clumps or bushes. It is both dioecious and self-fertile.<ref name=Tropical>{{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 or lanceolate and are usually toothed, though some varieties are not.<ref name=GBIF/> 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 name=Candide>{{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 {{convert|1.8|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} in height at a medium rate<ref name=PFAF>{{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 {{convert|3|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref name=Garden/> It is [[herbaceous]], [[Perennial plant|perennial]], and [[hermaphrodite]] and is [[pollinated]] by insects. It flowers from September to October and attracts wildlife. It is hardy to UK zone 9 and [[USDA zones]] 8–11, and is not frost tolerant. It is cold hardy to {{convert|10|-|15|F|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, and grows best in light and semi-shade conditions. 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 said to be sweet but mild.<ref name=PFAF/> The plant is variable but usually grows erect, although in more shady woodland can develop climbing habits with stems {{convert|500|cm|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} long. It normally forms clumps or bushes. It is both [[dioecious]] and [[self-fertile]].<ref name=Tropical>{{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 [[Glossary of botanical terms#tubular|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 [[Glossary of botanical terms#oblanceolate|oblanceolate]] to [[Glossary of botanical terms#obovate|obovate]] in shape, although can be [[Glossary of botanical terms#ovate|ovate]] or [[Glossary of botanical terms#lanceolate|lanceolate]] and are usually toothed, though some varieties are not.<ref name=GBIF/> 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 name=Candide>{{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>

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==Uses==
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The plant is grown as an [[Ornamental plant|ornamental]] and the berries are collected locally and eaten.<ref name=Tropical/>

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==Pests==
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''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 name=Candide/> 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>

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==Hybrids==
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''[[Fuchsia × bacillaris]]'', a natural [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] between ''Fuchsia microphylla'' and ''[[Fuchsia thymifolia]]'', was documented in 1832.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia ×bacillaris Lindl. GRIN-Global |url=https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70879 |website=npgsweb.ars-grin.gov |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>

==Subspecies==
==Subspecies==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Image !! Name !! Description !!Distribution
! Image !! Name !! Description !!Distribution
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|[[File:Fuchsia microphylla ssp aprica 1.jpg|120px]] ||''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''aprica'' <small>([[Cyrus Longworth Lundell|Lundell]]) [[Dennis Eugene Breedlove|Breedlove]]</small>|| leaf blades elliptic, and atteuate at the base, 1.5-2.5 cm long x 0.5-1(-1.5) cm; glabrous on flower and leaves; flowers are magenta<ref name="Berry Breedlove 1996 pp. 135–141"/> ||Mexico (Chiapas), El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras. Found between 2700 and 3400 m
|[[File:Fuchsia microphylla ssp aprica 1.jpg|120px]] ||''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''aprica'' <small>([[Cyrus Longworth Lundell|Lundell]]) [[Dennis Eugene Breedlove|Breedlove]]</small>||Leaf blades elliptic and atteuate at the base, 1.5–2.5&nbsp;cm long x 0.5–1 (–1.5) cm; glabrous on flower and leaves; flowers are magenta.<ref name="Berry Breedlove 1996 pp. 135–141"/>||Mexico (Chiapas), El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras. Found between {{convert|2700|–|3400|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}}.
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| ||''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''chiapensis'' <small>([[Townshend Stith Brandegee|Brandegee]]) [[Paul Edward Berry|P.E.Berry]] & [[Dennis Eugene Breedlove|Breedlove]]</small>|| Leaf blades, cunate at the base, 3-4 cm long x 1.5-2 cm wide; pubescent on flora tube; young stems and leaves; flowers are red.<ref name="Berry Breedlove 1996 pp. 135–141">{{cite journal | last=Berry | first=Paul E. | last2=Breedlove | first2=Dennis E. | title=New Taxa of Fuchsia from Central America and Mexico | journal=Novon | publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden Press | volume=6 | issue=2 | year=1996 | issn=10553177 | jstor=3391908 | pages=135–141 | url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/3391908 | access-date=2023-08-17}}</ref> ||El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico(Chiapas) in montane rain-forest,evergreen cloud forest,and wet pine-oak forest at elevations between 1800 and 2400 meters
| ||''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''chiapensis'' <small>([[Townshend Stith Brandegee|Brandegee]]) [[Paul Edward Berry|P.E.Berry]] & [[Dennis Eugene Breedlove|Breedlove]]</small>||Leaf blades cunate at the base, 3–4&nbsp;cm long x 1.5–2&nbsp;cm wide; pubescent on flora tube, young stems and leaves; flowers are red.<ref name="Berry Breedlove 1996 pp. 135–141">{{cite journal | last=Berry | first=Paul E. | last2=Breedlove | first2=Dennis E. | title=New Taxa of Fuchsia from Central America and Mexico | journal=Novon | publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden Press | volume=6 | issue=2 | year=1996 | issn=1055-3177 | jstor=3391908 | pages=135–141 | url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/3391908 | access-date=2023-08-17}}</ref> ||El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Chiapas) in montane rainforest, evergreen cloud forest, and wet pine-oak forest at elevations between {{convert|1800|–|2400|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}}.
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|[[File:Fuchsia microphylla 1.jpg|120px]] ||''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''hemsleyana'' <small>([[Robert Everard Woodson|Woodson]] & [[Russell Jacob Seibert|Seibert]]) [[Dennis Eugene Breedlove|Breedlove]]</small>||petiole 4-15 mm long. flowers are red ||Costa Rica, Panamá in understory of the evergreen cloud forests on the high volcano between 1500 and 3100 meters
|[[File:Fuchsia microphylla 1.jpg|120px]] ||''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''hemsleyana'' <small>([[Robert Everard Woodson|Woodson]] & [[Russell Jacob Seibert|Seibert]]) [[Dennis Eugene Breedlove|Breedlove]]</small>||Petiole 4–15&nbsp;mm long; flowers are red.||Costa Rica, Panama in the understory of evergreen cloud forests on the high volcano between {{convert|1500|–|3100|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}}.
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|[[File:Fuchsia microphylla ssp hidalgensis 3.jpg|120px]] ||''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''hidalgensis'' <small>([[Philip A. Munz|Munz]]) [[Dennis Eugene Breedlove|Breedlove]]</small>||flowers are white. ||Mexico (SE. Hidalgo to N. Puebla) found in mixed evergreen forest with Pinus and Quercus between 1600 and 2200 meters.
|[[File:Fuchsia microphylla ssp hidalgensis 3.jpg|120px]] ||''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''hidalgensis'' <small>([[Philip A. Munz|Munz]]) [[Dennis Eugene Breedlove|Breedlove]]</small>||Flowers are white.||Mexico (SE. Hidalgo to N. Puebla) in mixed evergreen forest with ''Pinus'' and ''Quercus'' between {{convert|1600|–|2200|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}}.
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|[[File:Fuchsia microphylla 2.jpg|120px]] ||''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''microphylla'' <small>[[Kunth]]</small>||flowers are magenta ||Mexico
|[[File:Fuchsia microphylla 2.jpg|120px]] ||''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''microphylla'' <small>[[Kunth]]</small>||Flowers are magenta.||Mexico (Jalisco, Hidalgo, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz) in ''Pinus'', ''Quercus'', and ''Abies'' montane cloud forest between {{convert|2100|–|3200|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}}.
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| ||''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''quercetorum'' <small>[[Dennis Eugene Breedlove|Breedlove]]</small>|| flowers are red ||Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala.
| ||''Fuchsia microphylla'' subsp. ''quercetorum'' <small>[[Dennis Eugene Breedlove|Breedlove]]</small>||Flowers are red.||Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala in open ''Pinus'', ''Quercus'', and ''Liquidambar'' forest between {{convert|1500|–|2200|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}}.
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|}

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==Uses==
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The plant is grown as an ornamental and the berries are collected locally and eaten.<ref name=Tropical/>

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==Pests==
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''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 name=Candide/> 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>

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==Hybrids==
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''[[Fuchsia × bacillaris]]'', a natural [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] between ''Fuchsia microphylla'' and ''[[Fuchsia thymifolia]]'', was documented in 1832.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fuchsia ×bacillaris Lindl. GRIN-Global |url=https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70879 |website=npgsweb.ars-grin.gov |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>

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==See also==
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*[[List of culinary fruits]]
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*[[List of fuchsia diseases]]


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Fuchsia microphylla 1c.JPG|''Fuchsia microphylla'' plant at the Botanical Garden of [[Bosque de Chapultepec]], Mexico
File:Fuchsia microphylla 1c.JPG|''Fuchsia microphylla'' plant at the Botanical Garden of [[Bosque de Chapultepec]], Mexico
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==See also==
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*[[List of culinary fruits]]
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*[[List of fuchsia diseases]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:52, 25 January 2024

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. hemsleyana):
  • Fuchsia hemsleyana R.E.Woodson & Seibert
  • Fuchsia pulchella R.E. Woodson & Seibert
  • (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[edit]

Fuchsia microphylla is native to southern Mexico south to Panama.[2] It can be found growing in oak and pine woods in Mexico or low thickets and exposed rocky places in Guatemala between 1,200 and 3,800 meters (3,900 and 12,500 feet) in elevation.[3]

Description[edit]

It is a deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub which grows to 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) in height at a medium rate[4] and has a spread width of 3 feet (0.91 meters).[1] It is herbaceous, perennial, and hermaphrodite and is pollinated by insects. It flowers from September to October and attracts wildlife. It is hardy to UK zone 9 and USDA zones 8–11, and is not frost tolerant. It is cold hardy to 10–15 °F (−12 – −9 °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, and grows best in light and semi-shade conditions. 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 said to be sweet but mild.[4] The plant is variable but usually grows erect, although in more shady woodland can develop climbing habits with stems 500 centimeters (16 feet) long. It normally forms clumps or bushes. It is both dioecious and self-fertile.[3] 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 or lanceolate and are usually toothed, though some varieties are not.[2] 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.[5]

Uses[edit]

The plant is grown as an ornamental and the berries are collected locally and eaten.[3]

Pests[edit]

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.[5] It is resistant to honey fungus and rabbits.[6]

Hybrids[edit]

Fuchsia × bacillaris, a natural hybrid between Fuchsia microphylla and Fuchsia thymifolia, was documented in 1832.[7]

Subspecies[edit]

Image Name Description Distribution
Fuchsia microphylla subsp. aprica (Lundell) Breedlove Leaf blades elliptic and atteuate at the base, 1.5–2.5 cm long x 0.5–1 (–1.5) cm; glabrous on flower and leaves; flowers are magenta.[8] Mexico (Chiapas), El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras. Found between 2,700–3,400 meters (8,900–11,200 feet).
Fuchsia microphylla subsp. chiapensis (Brandegee) P.E.Berry & Breedlove Leaf blades cunate at the base, 3–4 cm long x 1.5–2 cm wide; pubescent on flora tube, young stems and leaves; flowers are red.[8] El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Chiapas) in montane rainforest, evergreen cloud forest, and wet pine-oak forest at elevations between 1,800–2,400 meters (5,900–7,900 feet).
Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hemsleyana (Woodson & Seibert) Breedlove Petiole 4–15 mm long; flowers are red. Costa Rica, Panama in the understory of evergreen cloud forests on the high volcano between 1,500–3,100 meters (4,900–10,200 feet).
Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hidalgensis (Munz) Breedlove Flowers are white. Mexico (SE. Hidalgo to N. Puebla) in mixed evergreen forest with Pinus and Quercus between 1,600–2,200 meters (5,200–7,200 feet).
Fuchsia microphylla subsp. microphylla Kunth Flowers are magenta. Mexico (Jalisco, Hidalgo, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz) in Pinus, Quercus, and Abies montane cloud forest between 2,100–3,200 meters (6,900–10,500 feet).
Fuchsia microphylla subsp. quercetorum Breedlove Flowers are red. Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala in open Pinus, Quercus, and Liquidambar forest between 1,500–2,200 meters (4,900–7,200 feet).

Gallery[edit]

  • Branches of Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hemsleyana
    Branches of Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hemsleyana
  • Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hidalgensis
    Fuchsia microphylla subsp. hidalgensis
  • Fruiting branch of Fuchsia microphylla
    Fruiting branch of Fuchsia microphylla
  • Erect Fuchsia microphylla plant
    Erect Fuchsia microphylla plant
  • Fuchsia microphylla plant at the Botanical Garden of Bosque de Chapultepec, Mexico
    Fuchsia microphylla plant at the Botanical Garden of Bosque de Chapultepec, Mexico

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Fuchsia microphylla Kunth". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Fuchsia microphylla – Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Fuchsia microphylla PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Small-Leaved Fuchsia (Fuchsia microphylla) – Plants | Candide Gardening". Candide. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Fuchsia Microphylla from Burncoose Nurseries". www.burncoose.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Fuchsia ×bacillaris Lindl. GRIN-Global". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b Berry, Paul E.; Breedlove, Dennis E. (1996). "New Taxa of Fuchsia from Central America and Mexico". Novon. 6 (2). Missouri Botanical Garden Press: 135–141. ISSN 1055-3177. JSTOR 3391908. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

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