Difference between revisions of "Hechtia glomerata"
Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Konigl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 3: 240, plate 6. 1840.
Common names: Guapilla
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Revision as of 15:57, 18 September 2019
Plants 0.7–2.8 m in flower. Leaves pungent; blade 21–98 × 2–6 cm. Inflorescences 2–3-pinnately compound, scaly; proximal primary bracts often inconspicuous, shorter than lateral branches; lateral branches laxly or densely flowered, appearing capitate or cylindric, 0.5–40 cm. Staminate flowers sessile, scaly; floral bracts 2.5–3.5(–5.5) mm, exceeded by sepals; sepals ovate, 2.5–4 mm; petals 3.5–4.5 mm. Pistillate flowers sessile, scaly; floral bracts 3.5–4.5(–6) mm, exceeded by sepals; sepals ovate, 3–4 mm; petals ovate, 4.5–5 mm; ovary almost wholly superior. Capsules 6–8.5 mm, scaly, glabrescent with age.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: In gravel and on sandstone formations
Elevation: 0–150 m
Distribution
Tex., Mexico, Central America.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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