Petalonyx nitidus S.Watson

Shinyleaf sandpaper plant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Cornales > Loasaceae > Petalonyx

Characteristics

Subshrubs or shrubs, bushy to moundlike, to 6 dm; branches of current season 11–37 cm. Leaves: petiole 1–4 mm; blade ovate, without marked size dimorphism, to 35 × 28 mm, base acute to obtuse, margins serrate to dentate, apex acute. Inflorescences 10–30-flowered. Flowers slightly bilaterally symmetric through curvature along length of flower; petals spatulate, 6–11 mm, claws postgenitally distally coherent, forming slitted corolla tube; stamens exserted laterally through slits between petal claws. 2n = 46.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.05
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

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Distribution

Petalonyx nitidus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:545546-1
WFO ID wfo-0001073712
COL ID 4FCNT
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Petalonyx nitidus Petalonyx parryi Petalonyx thurberi var. nitidus Petalonyx nitidus subsp. parryi