Paxistima canbyi A.Gray

Canby's mountain-lover (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Paxistima

Characteristics

Shrubs 1–4 dm. Stems diffuse, creeping. Leaves: petiole absent; blade usually linear to narrowly elliptic, rarely oblanceolate, 5–20 × 2–4 mm, base obtuse, margins serrulate, apex obtuse. Inflorescences 1–5-flowered. Flowers: sepals obtuse-deltate, 0.8–1 mm; petals obovate, 1.5 mm; filaments shorter than anthers. Capsules ellipsoid, 3–4 × 1.5–2 mm. Seeds black, ellipsoid; aril yellow or white.
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Stems decumbent and rooting below, the distal part erect or ascending, branched, 2–4 dm; lvs numerous, leathery, sessile, linear-oblong, 1–2 cm, obtuse, revolute, entire or serrulate; pedicels solitary or few from some of the upper axils, very slender, 6–10 mm; pet green, 2.5 mm. Rocky woods in the mts.; w. Va. to s. O. and e. Ky. Apr., May.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

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Distribution

Paxistima canbyi world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60458019-2
WFO ID wfo-0001292684
COL ID 75VRR
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Synonyms

Paxistima canbyi