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Small leaf fuchsia

Fuchsia microphylla

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Common names

8 names · 7 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (6)
Dutch
  • Fuchsia
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 小叶倒挂金钟[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 小葉倒掛金鐘[3]
German
Slovak
  • fuchsia drobnolistá[3]
Spanish
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Fuchsia microphylla — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Small leaf fuchsia — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 281592; Fuchsia microphylla.
  • Kleinblättrige Fuchsie — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 281592; Fuchsia microphylla.
  • Coralillo — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 281592; Fuchsia microphylla.
  • Palo de Yegua — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 281592; Fuchsia microphylla.
[2] Fuchsia microphylla — GBIF vernacular names (Catalogue of Life) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Catalogue of Life. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Small leaf fuchsia — results[3] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7322172/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7322172; sourceTaxonKey 295667574; Fuchsia microphylla.
  • Kleinblättrige Fuchsie — results[1] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7322172/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7322172; sourceTaxonKey 295667574; Fuchsia microphylla.
  • Coralillo — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7322172/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7322172; sourceTaxonKey 295667574; Fuchsia microphylla.
  • Palo de Yegua — results[2] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7322172/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7322172; sourceTaxonKey 295667574; Fuchsia microphylla.
[3] Fuchsia microphylla — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Small leaf fuchsia — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 281592; Fuchsia microphylla.
  • Kleinblättrige Fuchsie — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 281592; Fuchsia microphylla.
  • Coralillo — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 281592; Fuchsia microphylla.
  • Palo de Yegua — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 281592; Fuchsia microphylla.
  • 小葉倒掛金鐘 — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 281592; Fuchsia microphylla.
  • 小叶倒挂金钟 — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 281592; Fuchsia microphylla.
  • fuchsia drobnolistá — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 281592; Fuchsia microphylla.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Fuchsia microphylla is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Onagraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Fuchsia species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable. The listing is limited to hardy types.

Sources [2] [3]
Native range
Mexico.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Small leaf fuchsia (Fuchsia microphylla) is a shrub. It flowers from August to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Fuchsia microphylla — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2177295; ID 6JQNR; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2177295; ID 6JQNR; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Plants Of The World

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Fuchsia species (top 577 pt)

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 2, entry Fuchsia species (top 697 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Fuchsia microphylla — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1394595; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1394074, 1394075, 1394076, 1394077, 1394078, 1394079, 1394080, 1394081, 1394082, 1394083

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.