Operculina pinnatifida
Lilloa 23: 432. 1950.
Illustrated
Basionym: Convolvulus pinnatifidus Kunth in A. von Humboldt et al. Nov. Gen. Sp. 3(fol.): 85
Synonyms: 3(qto.): 108. 1819 Ipomoea pinnatifida (Kunth) G. Don
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.
Plants to 6+ m. Stems usually terete, sometimes angular. Leaf blades ovate or pinnately to palmately lobed, lobes 5–9, linear, lanceolate, elliptic-obovate, or ± rhombic, base cuneate to truncate or auriculate, margins entire or ± lobed to toothed, apex obtuse-acuminate. Peduncles ± winged. Flowers: sepals stramineous or rose, accrescent in fruit; corolla limb ± entire. Capsules 12–20 mm, glabrous. Seeds 5–7 mm.
Phenology: Flowering May–Oct.
Habitat: Pastures, scrublands.
Elevation: 0–20 m.
Distribution
Tex., Mexico, Central America.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.