Amoreuxia wrightii

A. Gray

Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 26. 1853.

Common names: Wright´s yellowshow
Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 378. Mentioned on page 379.

Stems 15–50 cm, glabrous or sparsely lanulose-puberulent (mostly on young growth), glandular. Leaves: petiole 3–8 cm, subglabrous to sparsely lanulose-puberulent (mostly on young growth), glandular; blade 5 (7) -lobed, 3–5 × 4–7 cm, lobes subrhombic, distal half of margins serrate, apex rounded to acute, tooth of central lobe apex most distal. Peduncles 2.5–5 cm. Flowers 3–7.5 cm diam.; sepals narrowly oblong-ovate, 17–20 × 5–8 mm, apex acute; petals pinkish to orange, distal petals with 2 conspicuous purplish marks at bases, lateral petals each with 1 purplish mark at base; distal set of filaments 5–10 mm with yellow anthers, proximal set of filaments 11–17 mm with usually dark red anthers; ovary usually short-haired-lanate to tomentose or puberulent (glandular). Capsules oblong-obovoid, 3–6 cm, sparsely pubescent (glandular). Seeds globose to ovoid, glabrous. 2n = 12.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul(–Oct).
Habitat: Dry, rocky or gravelly hills, plains, deserts, grasslands, shrublands, along roads or railroads, limestone soil, silty flats
Elevation: 0–400 m

Distribution

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Tex., Mexico, West Indies (Curaçao), South America (Peru)

Discussion

Amoreuxia wrightii is morphologically homogeneous throughout its disjunct range (H. H. Poppendieck 1981).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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dark red;yellow +
acute;rounded;acute +
Susannah B. Johnson-Fulton +  and Linda E. Watson +
A. Gray +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
5(7)-lobed +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
oblong-obovoid +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Wright´s yellowshow +
Tex. +, Mexico +, West Indies (Curaçao) +  and South America (Peru) +
0–400 m +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
3[-5]-valved +  and capsular +
Dry, rocky or gravelly hills, plains, deserts, grasslands, shrublands, along roads or railroads, limestone soil, silty flats +
spinelike +
long-petiolate +
distinct +
hypogynous +
subrhombic +
conspicuous +
1 +  and 2 +
usually short-haired-lanate +  and tomentose or puberulent +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
pinkish;orange +
7(9)-lobed +
subglabrous;sparsely lanulose-puberulent +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Flowering May–Jul(–Oct). +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. +
globose;ovoid +
oblong-ovate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Illustrated +
lanulose-puberulent +  and glabrous +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
inconspicuous +
Amoreuxia wrightii +
Amoreuxia +
species +
herb +  and suffrutescent +