Nyctaginia capitata Choisy

Devil's bouquet (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Nyctaginaceae > Nyctaginia

Characteristics

Stems repeatedly forked, 10-90 cm. Leaves: petiole 1-8 cm; blade subtriangular, rarely ovate, 3-13 × 1-11 cm, base broadly obtuse, truncate-cordate, or occasionally hastate, margins sinuate and undulate, often crispate, apex acuminate or acute, surfaces glabrous or sparsely viscid-villous adaxially, glaucous abaxially, veins usually sparsely viscid-villous. Inflorescences: peduncle 2-14 cm; involucral bracts 6-15 mm. Flowers: perianth of chasmogamous flowers bright orange-red, mottled or streaked with yellow, rarely all yellow, 20-40 × 10-16 mm; stamens nearly 2 times length of perianth. Fruits 5-8 × 3.5-4 mm.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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Images

Leaf

Nyctaginia capitata leaf picture by Agustin Gonzalez (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Nyctaginia capitata flower picture by Agustín Gonzalez (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Nyctaginia capitata world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:171132-2
WFO ID wfo-0001086616
COL ID 484WC
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Synonyms

Nyctaginia capitata