Horsfordia newberryi
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 297. 1887.
Illustrated
Basionym: Abutilon newberryi S. Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11: 125. 1876
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 268.
Shrubs, 2–3 m, hairs dense, stellate, yellow. Leaves not folded, petiolate 4–10 cm; stipules 2–5 mm; blade lanceolate to cordate, (3–) 4–10 cm, base usually cordate or truncate, margins entire or denticulate, apex acute. Inflorescences solitary flowers or few-flowered panicles. Flowers: calyx campanulate, 5–6 mm; petals yellow, sometimes pale orange [white], 6–9 mm. Schizocarps 9–12 mm diam.; mericarps ca. 10, 6–9 mm, lower cell reticulate, upper cell 2-seeded, wings ovate. Seeds (2 or) 3 per mericarp, brown to blackish, 2.2 mm, densely short-pubescent with whitish hairs. 2n = 30.
Phenology: Flowering Nov–Dec, Mar–Apr.
Habitat: Disturbed and undisturbed sites, deserts
Elevation: 100–800 m
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Mexico (Baja California), Mexico (Baja California Sur), Mexico (Sonora)
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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monadelphous +
absent +
acute +
papery +
clawlike +
truncate +
cordate +
veined +
included +
absent +
campanulate +
1;3 +
absent +
sparse;copious +
connate +
indurate +
syncarpous +
stellate +
dense +
Present +
tough-fibrous +
deciduous +
absent +
petiolate +
not folded +
spiral +
cauline +
indehiscent +
rugose +
denticulate;entire +
flared +
3-40-carpellate +
superior +
few-flowered +
jointed +
reflexed +
pale orange;yellow +
rugose +
palmate +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
1887 +
abortive +
short-pubescent +
reniform +
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (?) +
folliclelike +
persistent +
connate +
Illustrated +
5;many +
connate +
falling +
toothed +
absent +
erect +
capitate +
1-2 times number of carpels +
deciduous +
6-11-branched +
Horsfordia newberryi +
Horsfordia +
species +
2-seeded +
dehiscent +
mucilaginous +
ovate +