Burmannia flava Mart.

Fahkahatchee bluethread (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Burmanniaceae > Burmannia

Characteristics

Stems 3.5–15 cm. Leaves: basal leaves 2–7, linear, 3–11 × 0.8–1 mm; cauline leaves subulate to linear, 2–12 × 0.3–1 mm. Inflorescences 1–2-flowered; floral bracts lanceolate to ovate, 2–5 mm. Flowers 3-winged, 5–10(–14) mm, wings yellow, to 1.8 mm wide; per-ianth yellow or greenish; perianth tube 6-lobed; outer lobes erect, triangular, 1.3–1.8 mm; inner lobes linear or elliptic, 1–1.5 mm. Capsules 3–6 mm.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.15
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Burmannia flava world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:126601-1
WFO ID wfo-0000342495
COL ID NXPJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731727
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Synonyms

Burmannia flava Burmannia flavula Tripterella flava Burmannia flava var. macroptera