Difference between revisions of "Mortonia utahensis"
Bot. Gaz. 47: 427. 1909.
Common names: Utah mortonia
Endemic
Basionym: Mortonia scabrella var. utahensis Coville ex Trelease in A. Gray et al. Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(1,2): 400. 1897
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Revision as of 19:57, 16 December 2019
Shrubs 0.3–1.2 m. Leaves: blade ovate or broadly elliptic to suborbiculate, 7–16 × 5–12 mm, length 1.3–1.4 times width, rigid, base rounded to broadly cuneate, margins not thickened, revolute, apex rounded to acute, sometimes mucronulate, surfaces scabridulous. Inflorescences cymose panicles. Flowers: sepals triangular, 1–2.3 mm; petals ovate, 2.2–3 mm. Fruits 5–7 mm.
Phenology: Flowering spring; fruiting late spring–summer.
Habitat: Limestone, dry desert slopes, canyon bottoms.
Elevation: 500–2100 m.
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Nev., Utah.
Discussion
Mortonia utahensis is restricted to the Mojave Desert.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.