Gomphrena martiana
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 400. 1849.
Plants perennial, not cespitose, 0.4–1.5 dm; roots unknown. Stems erect, sparsely pilose. Leaves: petiole 0.4–1.4 cm; blade green, elliptic, 2.3–3.5 × 0.7–1 cm, apex acute, pilose. Inflorescences: heads white, subglobose, 7–11 mm diam., not subtended by 2 leaves; bractlets white, slightly ridged abaxially, not crested. Flowers: tube glabrous; perianth lobes white, lanceolate, 3.2 mm, chartaceous, margins entire, apex acuminate. Utricles not seen. Seeds not seen.
Phenology: Flowering fall.
Habitat: Wool-waste areas
Elevation: 30 m
Distribution
Introduced; N.Y., South America
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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dehiscence +
pilose +
acuminate;acute +
elliptic +
green +
not fleshy +
white +
peripheral +
alternating +
connate +
hypogynous +
bisexual +
cluster +
white +
subglobose +
sessile +
arranged +
true +
opposite +
long-pilose +
superior +
chartaceous +
surrounding +
absent +
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. +
1849 +
decumbent +
erect +
pilose +
absent +
Gomphrena martiana +
Gomphrena +
species +
connate +
absent +
simple +
glabrous +
stramineous +
indehiscent +
membranous +
perennial +