Jacquemontia curtissii
Bausteine Monogr. Convolv., 20, plate 13, fig. 1. 1897. (as curtisii)
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Subshrubs or vines, perennial. Herbage hairy, hairs stellate, 4- or 5-armed, arms often unequal, porrect. Stems multiple, radiating from rootstock, proximally woody, prostrate, scrambling, trailing, or ascending, to 1 m. Leaf blades elliptic, ovate, or suborbiculate, 10–29(–37) × 5–15(–21) mm, ± herbaceous to subcoriaceous, base cuneate, apex acute, obtuse, or retuse, mucronate. Inflorescences lax, 1–3(–6)-flowered. Flowers: sepals unequal, outers obovate or spatulate, 3–6 mm, glabrous, inners ovate to suborbiculate, 2–3 mm; corolla white or light pink, rotate, 10–17 mm, limb deeply incised, 5-lobed. Capsules subglobose, 5–7 mm. Seeds 3–3.5 mm, outer 2 margins winged, wings 0.1–0.2 mm wide, striate, undulating.
Phenology: Flowering Oct–Jun(–Aug).
Habitat: Pinelands, openings over limestone.
Elevation: 0–10 m.
Discussion
Jacquemontia curtissii is endemic to southern Florida, especially to rocky pinelands over limestone in the Everglades, also marl prairies, mesic flatwoods, and disturbed uplands. Stout rootstocks enable J. curtissii plants to survive fires.
Selected References
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