Difference between revisions of "Simmondsia"
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Latest revision as of 19:15, 5 November 2020
Shrubs, indumentum of slender, mostly appressed, simple hairs. Leaves jointed near base; blade secondary veins steeply ascending from near base, usually basally distinct, distally obscure. Inflorescences: staminate terminal, often pseudoaxillary (terminal but overtopped by lateral branch and appearing axillary), pedunculate, 10–20-flowered; pistillate axillary, pedunculate, 1(–3)-flowered; bracts present. Pedicels present or absent. Staminate flowers: sepals oblanceolate. Pistillate flowers: sepals persistent, spreading, triangular-ovate, enlarged in fruit. Capsules nutlike, ovoid or ellipsoid, usually ± obtusely 3-angled; pericarp tough-leathery. Seeds ovoid. x = 13.
Distribution
sw United States, nw Mexico, desert and semidesert areas, introduced in other similar habitats in North America, South America, Asia, Australia.
Discussion
Species 1.
Selected References
None.