Biology:Garrya ovata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Garryales |
| Family: | Garryaceae |
| Genus: | Garrya |
| Species: | G. ovata
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| Garrya ovata | |
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Fadyenia ovata (Benth.) Endl. | |
Garrya ovata, the eggleaf silktassel, Mexican silktassel, or eggleaf garrya, is a species of flowering plant. It is a shrub endemic to Mexico, ranging from northeastern Mexico to Jalisco in western Mexico.[2]
The plant is usually found as an understory species in moist forests, such as Madrean pine-oak woodlands.
Description
Garrya ovata is a shrub up to 6–8 feet (1.8–2.4 m) tall and wide.[3] The leaves are thick and leathery, ovate, up to 10 cm (4 in) long, tomentose on both sides when young, at maturity glabrous above but tomentose below.[4][5][6]
Flowers are arranged in pendulous (hanging) racemes, and are green. It blooms in March through May.[3]
Fruits are dark blue, spherical, up to 8 mm (0.31 in) in diameter.[7]
Taxonomy
The species was described by George Bentham in 1839.[2] Two subspecies, G. ovata subsp. goldmanii and G. ovata subsp. lindheimeri, were formerly recognized,[8] but they are now considered distinct species – Garrya goldmanii Wooton & Standl. and Garrya lindheimeri Torr.[9][10]
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2020). "Garrya ovata" (in en). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T126603592A152910889.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/126603592/152910889. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Garrya ovata Benth.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271798-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NPIN
- ↑ Bentham, George. 1839. Plantas Hartwegianas imprimis Mexicanas 14.
- ↑ Carranza González, Eleazar. 1996. Garryaceae. Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes 49:1-16. Instituto de Ecología.
- ↑ Dahling, G. V. 1978. Systematics and evolution of Garrya. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. 209: 1–104.
- ↑ Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
- ↑ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
- ↑ "Garrya goldmanii Wooton & Standl.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107479-2.
- ↑ "Garrya lindheimeri Torr.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107490-2.
External links
- USDA Plants Profile for Garrya ovata (eggleaf silktassel)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network: Garrya ovata
Wikidata ☰ Q16570752 entry
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