Difference between revisions of "Phemeranthus brevifolius"
Taxon 46: 222. 1997.
FNA>Volume Importer |
FNA>Volume Importer |
(No difference)
| |
Revision as of 22:27, 16 December 2019
Plants sometimes mat-forming, to 0.6 dm; roots elongate, woody. Stems spreading-ascending, branching, sometimes suffrutescent. Leaves sessile; blade subterete, to 1.5 cm. Inflorescences cymulose or often only 1-flowered, usually slightly overtopping leaves; peduncle not scapelike, sometimes rudimentary, to 0.3 cm. Flowers: sepals deciduous, oval to orbiculate, to 4 mm; petals rose, lavender, or rarely white, obovate, to 10 mm; stamens 20–25; stigmas 3, sublinear. Capsules subglobose to ellipsoid, 3.5–4 mm. Seeds without arcuate ridges, 1 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Oct.
Habitat: Dry, rocky slopes and ledges in sand pockets
Elevation: 1500-2200 m
Distribution
Ariz., N.Mex., Utah.
Discussion
Reports of Phemeranthus brevifolius from western Texas and southern New Mexico, where it does not actually occur, apparently have been based on misidentified specimens of P. brevicaulis.
Selected References
None.