Adolphia infesta
Pl. Vasc. Gen. 2: 50. 1837.
Common names: Junco Texas adolphia
Selected by author to be illustrated
Basionym: Ceanothus infestus Kunth in A. von Humboldt et al.
Synonyms: 7(qto.): 61 unknownPlate 614. 1824 (as infesta)Colubrina infesta (Kunth) Schlechtendal
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 109.
Revision as of 23:44, 26 July 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Shrubs, 0.3–1(–2) m, secondary branches and branchlets minutely and persistently short-hispid, slowly glabrescent, branchlets usually 0.5–1 mm diam. Leaves: blade narrowly oblanceolate to linear, 3–10 mm, margins entire [rarely dentate], surfaces glabrous; 1-veined from base. Pedicels 1–2.5 mm. Flowers: hypanthium hemispheric-campanulate, 1.5 mm wide, sides convex; sepals ovate-triangular, length nearly 2 times width, margins curved; petals 1.2–1.5 mm, shallowly hooded.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Aug(–Sep).
Habitat: Open slopes and washes, rocky outcrops, limestone and igneous substrates, roadsides, chaparral, oak-juniper and mixed conifer-oak woodlands.
Elevation: 1200–1800 m.
Distribution
Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., c, n Mexico.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.