Biology:Acleisanthes parvifolia

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Short description: Species of flowering plant


Big Bend trumpets
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Acleisanthes
Species:
A. parvifolia
Binomial name
Acleisanthes parvifolia
(Torr.) R.A.Levin
Synonyms[1]
  • Selinocarpus diffusus var. parvifolius Torr.
  • Selinocarpus parvifolius (Torr.) Standl.

Acleisanthes parvifolia, common names littleleaf moonpod[2] and Big Bend trumpets, is a plant species native to northeastern Chihuahua, Mexico, and western Texas , United States. In Texas, is known from only 4 counties: Culberson, Hudspeth, Brewster and Presidio. Some of the populations are situated inside Big Bend National Park, others within Guadalupe Mountains National Park.[3][4][5]

Acleisanthes parvifolia is a perennial herb up to 60 cm tall, sometimes a bit woody at the base. Leaves are yellow-green, up to 25 mm long. Flowers are usually solitary, yellow-green, up to 6 cm long. Fruits are up to 10 mm long, hairy.[4][6][7][8]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16157980 entry