Petrosimonia squarrosa (Schrenk) Bunge

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Petrosimonia

Characteristics

Plants grayish, 5-15 cm tall, densely pubescent with long, semiappressed hairs. Stem simple or branched from base, erect or slightly decumbent, slender, terete; branches opposite, except apical ones (in inflorescence) alternate, obliquely spreading. Leaves opposite, except alternate on apical branches, linear, slightly recurved, semiterete, 0.5-1 cm × ca. 1 mm, base slightly expanded, apex acuminate. Bractlets slightly longer than perianth, apex acute. Perianth segments 3, ovate-elliptic, ca. 2.5 mm, membranous, abaxially hairy near margin and apex. Stamens 3(or 4); anthers free in proximal 1/5, 1.5-1.75 mm; appendage very short, slightly 2-lobed. Stigmas subequaling style.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.23
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Distribution

Petrosimonia squarrosa world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:166375-1
WFO ID wfo-0001294951
COL ID 6V86V
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Synonyms

Petrosimonia squarrosa Halimocnemis squarrosa