familyAmaranthaceae
genusGossypianthus
speciesGossypianthus lanuginosus
varietyGossypianthus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus

Gossypianthus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus

Steven E. Clemants
Illustrated
Synonyms: Gossypianthus lanuginosus var. sheldonii (Hooker) Mears Guilleminea lanuginosa var. rigidiflora (Uline & W. L. Bray) Mears Guilleminea lanuginosa var. sheldonii
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 439. Mentioned on page 436.
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Illustrator: Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Basal leaf-blades oblong-oblanceolate, oblanceolate, or spatulate, (1.6–) 3.5–6 (–8.5) × (0.3–) 0.5–1.2 (–1.7) cm. Cauline leaf-blades ovate to oblong-ovate or obovate, (0.1–) 0.5–1.8 (–3.3) × (0.1–) 0.3–0.7 (–1.3) cm, pilose to sericeous abaxially, pilose to glabrate adaxially.


Phenology: Flowering year-round.
Habitat: Sandy loams or clays, generally dry waste areas
Elevation: 0-1500 m

Distribution

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N.Mex., Okla., Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua), Mexico (Coahuila), Mexico (Tamaulipas), West Indies

Discussion

Gossypianthus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus is known from New Mexico based on a specimen at NY but there is no additional location information.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

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4-locular line character
dehiscence +
Anther architecture or structure in adjective form
2-locular +
Apex pubescence
woolly-villous +
Apex shape
acuminate +
Author
Steven E. Clemants +
Authority
(Poiret) Moquin-Tandon in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle +
Basal leaf-blade atypical length
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (8.5 cm85 mm <br />0.085 m <br />) +
Basal leaf-blade atypical width
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Basal leaf-blade length
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Basal leaf-blade shape
Spatulate (?) +, Oblanceolate (?) +  and Oblong-oblanceolate (?) +
Basal leaf-blade width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Basal leaf duration
persistent +
Basionyms
Paronychia lanuginosa +
Blade atypical length
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (3.3 cm33 mm <br />0.033 m <br />) +
Blade atypical width
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Blade length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Blade margin architecture or shape
entire +
Blade pubescence
glabrous or +  and sparsely densely pilose +
Blade shape
oblong-ovate +, oblong +, oblongelliptic +, elliptic +, elliptic-ovate +, ovate +, linear-oblanceolate +  and spatulate +
Blade width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Bract texture
membranous +
Bracteole texture
membranous +
Cauline leaf-blade atypical length
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (3.3 cm33 mm <br />0.033 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf-blade atypical width
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf-blade length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf-blade pubescence
Pilose (Sericeous abaxially) +
Cauline leaf-blade shape
ovate;oblong-ovate or obovate +
Cauline leaf-blade width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Distribution
N.Mex. +, Okla. +, Tex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua) +, Mexico (Coahuila) +, Mexico (Tamaulipas) +  and West Indies +
Elevation
0-1500 m +
Embryo position
peripheral +
Filament arrangement
alternating +
Filament fusion
free +  and connate +
Flower architecture
sessile +
Flower position
hypogynous +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower size
minute +  and small +
Fruits utricle condition or texture
dry +
Fruits utricle dehiscence
not +  and dehiscent +
Glomerule architecture
few-flowered +
Glomerule arrangement
cluster +
Glomerule coloration
white +
Glomerule length
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Glomerule shape
globose +  and cylindric +
Glomerule width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Habitat
Sandy loams or clays, generally dry waste areas +
Hair architecture
simple +
Hair coloration
whitish +
Hair course
straight +
Hair relief
wavy-crinkled +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence architecture
sessile +
Inflorescence position
axillary +
Inflorescences cymule arrangement
arranged +
Inner tepal pubescence or texture
chartaceous +
Inner tepal some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.36 cm3.6 mm <br />0.0036 m <br />) +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
opposite +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Line quantity
1 +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer tepal some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (?) +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Perisperm position relational
surrounding +
Perisperm pubescence or texture
mealy +
Petiole architecture
winged +
Petiole some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering year-round. +
Pseudostaminode presence
absent +
Publication title
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. +
Publication year
1849 +
Reference
None +
Seed coloration
brown +
Seed length
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
Seed quantity
1 +
Seed shape
lenticular-orbicular +
Seed size
small +
Seed width
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
much-branched +
Stem diameter
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Stem growth form or orientation
prostrate +  and decumbent +
Stem pubescence
sparsely pilose +  and strongly woolly-villous +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Stigma quantity
1;3 +
Stigma shape
2-lobed +
Style presence
absent +
Style quantity
1 +
Style some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Surface prominence
exposed +
Synonyms
Gossypianthus lanuginosus var. sheldonii +, Guilleminea lanuginosa var. rigidiflora +  and Guilleminea lanuginosa var. sheldonii +
Taxon family
Amaranthaceae +
Taxon name
Gossypianthus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus +
Taxon parent
Gossypianthus lanuginosus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tepal architecture
3-veined +
Tepal atypical quantity
1 (4) +
Tepal coloration
green +
Tepal fusion
distinct +
Tepal presence
absent +
Tepal quantity
5 +
Tepal shape
oblong-lanceolate +
Tepal texture
indurate +, membranaceous +, chartaceous +  and scarious +
Trichome architecture
simple +
Utricle dehiscence
indehiscent +
Utricle shape
ovoid +
Utricle some measurement
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Utricle texture
membranous +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +