Hesperocnide tenella
Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5): 139. 1857.
Plants with taproot, 0.8-6 dm. Leaf-blades 1-6 × 1-4 cm, base broadly cuneate, rounded, or cordate, apex acute or short-acuminate to obtuse tip. Flowers sessile to short-pedicellate; perianth sac microscopically 2-4-lobed at apex, 0.4-0.8 mm. Achenes ovoid to broadly ovoid, 1-1.4 × 0.8-1 mm. 2n = 24.
Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Moist, shaded places in chaparral, deserts, grasslands, and woodlands, or in open areas
Elevation: 0-1000 m
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (n Baja California)
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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subsessile +
mature +
dehiscing +
basifixed +
absent +
Western-nettle +
arranged +
elongate +
elliptic +
unisexual +
delicate +
hooked +
stinging +
Present +
axillary +
globose +
dotted +
equal +
1cm;4cm +
simple +
opposite +
serrate +
persistent +
hypogynous +
2-4-lobed +
accrescent +
absent +
absent +
Pacif. Railr. Rep. +
1857 +
longitudinal +
Illustrated +
absent +
branched +
sessile +
persistent +
absent +
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sac-like +
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Hesperocnide tenella +
Hesperocnide +
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