Acleisanthes angustifolia (Torr.) R.A.Levin

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Nyctaginaceae > Acleisanthes

Characteristics

Plants woody at base or throughout, overall moderately pubescent, with glandular hairs, also with minute white, curved, flattened, or T-shaped hairs. Stems erect or decumbent, sparsely leafy, 30-150 cm. Leaves dark green, often purplish, drying dark grayish green, sessile or petiolate, those of a pair slightly unequal, gradually reduced toward inflorescence, leathery-succulent; petiole 0-3 mm; blade linear, narrowly oblong, or lanceolate, 5-32 × 1-7 mm, base tapered, margins entire, apex acute or rounded and apiculate. Flowers 1(-2) in axils of distal leaves; pedicel 1-3 mm; perianth 10-15 mm, tube dark greenish yellow, limbs dull brownish orange, 6-8 mm diam.; stamens 5. Fruits 5-7 mm, puberulent with white flattened hairs; wings 1.5-2.5 mm wide.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

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Distribution

Acleisanthes angustifolia world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20005448-1
WFO ID wfo-0000516691
COL ID 9CN9
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Synonyms

Selinocarpus angustifolius Acleisanthes angustifolia