Samolus ebracteatus Kunth

Limewater brookweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Samolus

Characteristics

Plants bright-green or glau-cous, not stoloniferous, 1.5-6 dm. Stems erect or ascending. Leaves usually crowded near plant base, sessile or petiolate; blade spatulate, 2.5-16 cm, base decurrent, attenuate to cuneate, apex rounded to obtuse, sometimes apiculate. Inflorescences terminal, racemose, pedunculate; peduncle 5-10 cm, frequently longer than stem. Pedicels ascending, ebracteate, 1.5-20 mm, glabrous or stipitate-glandular. Flowers: calyx 2-3 mm, lobes triangular-ovate to triangular-lanceolate, equaling or longer than tube, apex acute, glandular at least near base; corolla pink or whitish, 3-7.5 mm, lobes suborbiculate to broadly cuneate, shorter than tube, base with glandular tuft, apex rounded to truncate, often noticeably erose; staminodes absent. Capsules 3-4 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

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Uses medicinal
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Images

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Distribution

Samolus ebracteatus world distribution map, present in Guatemala, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30039925-2
WFO ID wfo-0001105396
COL ID 79HSN
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Samolus alyssoides Samolus cuneatus Samolus ebracteatus Samodia ebracteata Samolus longipes Samolus ebracteatus subsp. alyssoides Samolus ebracteatus subsp. cuneatus

Lower taxons

Samolus ebracteatus var. cuneatus Samolus ebracteatus var. alyssoides