Adolphia infesta Meisn.

Junco (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rhamnaceae > Adolphia

Characteristics

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.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.95
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Nitrogen fixer frankia
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Adolphia infesta world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:716595-1
WFO ID wfo-0000521081
COL ID 654KM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Colubrina infesta Adolphia infesta Colletia infesta Colletia multiflora Ceanothus infestus