Petalonyx linearis Greene

Narrowleaf sandpaper plant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Cornales > Loasaceae > Petalonyx

Characteristics

Subshrubs, bushy, to 16 dm; branches of current season 10–38 cm. Leaves: petiole 0–1 mm; blade usually elliptic, sometimes falcate, without marked size dimorphism, to 42 × 5 mm, base acute, margins entire, apex rounded to acute. Inflorescences 60-flowered. Flowers ± radially symmetric; petals spatulate, 5 mm, claws distinct; stamens exserted distally (not laterally between petal claws). 2n = 46.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.6
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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Distribution

Petalonyx linearis world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:545545-1
WFO ID wfo-0001073711
COL ID 4FCNS
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Synonyms

Petalonyx linearis