Mortonia greggii
Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 35. 1852.
Common names: Afinador
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Shrubs to 2 m. Leaves: blade linear-oblanceolate or oblanceolate, 15–25 × 3–5 mm, length 5 times width, pliable, base tapering to petiole, margins often thickened, not revolute, apex obtuse, mucronate, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences cymose panicles. Flowers: sepals narrowly triangular, 1 mm; petals oblong, 2 mm. Fruits 4–5 mm.
Phenology: Flowering winter–spring; fruiting summer-fall.
Habitat: Thickets, gravelly hills.
Elevation: 0–100 m.
Distribution
Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Sonora).
Discussion
In the flora area, Mortonia greggii occurs in the lower Rio Grande valley in Hidalgo and Starr counties.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.