Achyronychia cooperi A.Gray

Onyxflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Achyronychia

Characteristics

Stems 3-17 cm, mostly glabrous. Leaves pairs unequal; stipules 0.1-0.4 mm; blade 3-20 mm. Inflores-cences 20-60+-flowered. Flow-ers: perianth 2.5-3 mm; hypanth-ium green, becoming brown and hard, 10-ribbed distally; sepals erect to spreading, concave, cen-tral portion green, fleshy, white, scarious portion forming an ovate to orbiculate apex, 1-1.3+ mm wide, becoming deciduous with age; staminodes ca. 0.5 mm. Seeds 0.9-1.1 mm.
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Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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Images

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Distribution

Achyronychia cooperi world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:434688-1
WFO ID wfo-0000516555
COL ID 99H7
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Synonyms

Achyronychia cooperi