Nuttallanthus floridanus
Revis. Antirrhineae, 461. 1988.
Fertile stems 1–5, simple, sometimes distally branched, 9–45 cm. Leaves: blades of sterile-stem leaves elliptic to obovate, 1–6 × 0.5–2.8 mm, blades of fertile-stem leaves linear, 5–32 × 0.4–0.9(–1.4) mm. Racemes 1–11 cm; bracts narrowly lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 1–3.5(–5) mm. Pedicels ascending, sometimes erect, 6–14 mm in fruit, sparsely to densely glandular-pubescent, hairs to 0.3 mm. Flowers: calyx lobes lanceolate, 1.3–2.8 × 0.3–0.7 mm, sparsely to densely glandular-pubescent; corolla blue, 5–9 mm, spurs straight, 0.1–0.5 mm, abaxial lip 3–4.5 mm, adaxial 1–3.4 mm. Capsules oblong-globular, 2–3.7 × 1.8–3 mm. Seeds black, 0.3–0.5 mm, edges rounded, faces obscurely tuberculate.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Apr.
Habitat: Sandy woodlands, scrublands, sandhills, coastal dunes.
Elevation: 0–100 m.
Distribution
Ala., Fla., Ga., Miss.
Discussion
Selected References
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