familyLiliaceae
genusHypoxis
speciesHypoxis rigida

Hypoxis rigida

Chapman

Fl. South. U.S. ed. 2 repr. 1892, 696. 1892.

Alan Herndon
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 203. Mentioned on page 201.

Leaves (8–) 10–20 (–26) mm wide, soft, stiff, sparsely to densely pubescent, old leaf-bases persisting as bristles. Scape (4–) 6–13 (–18) cm. Inflorescences racemose, 1–2 (–4) -flowered; proximal 2 flowers, when present, not paired; bracts (2–) 3–5 (–6) mm. Flowers: tepals 5–8 (–10) × 1.4–2.5 mm, longer than pedicel, longer than ovary; anthers 1.5–3.5 mm; ovary oblanceoloid, 3–5 (–7) × 2–3 mm, densely pilose; pedicel (2–) 3–8 (–15) mm, usually less than 2 times as long as bracts. Seeds black, lustrous, 1–1.3 mm, with rounded pebbling.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Seasonally flooded pinelands and bogs
Elevation: 0–100 m

Distribution

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Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., S.C., Tex.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broad" is not a number."-2timesaslongasbracts" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."thicker" is not a number.

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Anther dehiscence
basifixed +
Anther fixation
versatile +  and dorsifixed +
Anther fusion
connate +
Anther orientation
spreading +
Anther quantity
6 +
Anther shape
cordate +  and linear +
Anther some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Author
Alan Herndon +
Authority
Chapman +
Basal leaf architecture or shape
sheathing +
Basal leaf arrangement
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Basal leaf growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Base shape
dilated +
Blade architecture
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
Blade shape
linear +  and setaceous +
Blade size or width
narrow +
Bract architecture
sheathing +  and involucrate +
Bract atypical some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract quantity
1;several +
Bract some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Bulb architecture
tunicate +  and scaly +
Coat coloration or reflectance
iridescent +
Coat texture
membranous +
Corm architecture
solid +
Distribution
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Miss. +, S.C. +  and Tex. +
Elaiosome texture
fleshy +
Elevation
0–100 m +
Filament shape
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
Filament size
slender +
Flower architecture
sessile +  and pedicellate +
Flower arrangement
paired +
Flower part duration
persistent +
Flower quantity
single +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +  and bisexual +
Fruit architecture
crowned +  and capsular +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit dehiscence
indehiscent +, septicidal +  and loculicidal +
Fruit texture
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Habitat
Seasonally flooded pinelands and bogs +
Hilum prominence
prominent +
Hilum shape
Globose (?) +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence architecture
1-2(-4)-flowered +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +
Leaf-axil arrangement
singly +
Leaf-base duration
persisting +
Leaf-base life cycle
old +
Leaf architecture
simple +
Leaf duration
persistent +
Leaf fragility
stiff +
Leaf growth form
grasslike +
Leaf pubescence
pubescent +
Leaf pubescence or texture
soft +
Leaf width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Micropyle prominence
prominent +
Micropyle shape
globose +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer tepal pubescence
pilose +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
(2-)3(-4)-locular +
Ovary atypical length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Ovary length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovary pubescence
pilose +
Ovary shape
oblanceoloid +
Ovary width
2mm;3mm +
Ovule quantity
many;several +
Pebbling shape
rounded +
Pedicel atypical some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Pedicel some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Perianth architecture
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
Perianth prominence
showy +
Phenology
Flowering spring–summer. +
Proximal inflorescence quantity
2 +
Publication title
Fl. South. U.S. ed. +
Publication year
1892 +
Raceme architecture
bracteate +
Raceme condition
depauperate +
Reference
None +
Scape atypical some measurement
13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br /> (18 cm180 mm <br />0.18 m <br />) +
Scape height or length or size
usually shorter +
Scape some measurement
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
Seed arrangement
wind-distributed +
Seed atypical quantity
5 (10) +
Seed coloration
black +
Seed prominence or shape
flat +
Seed quantity
10 +  and 50 +
Seed reflectance
lustrous +
Seed some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br />) +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +
Stamen fusion
adnate +  and free +
Stamen position
staminodial +
Stamen quantity
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
Stamen reproduction
fertile +
Stem location
subterranean +
Stem orientation
vertical +
Stem texture
fleshy +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma fusion
distinct +
Stigma quantity
1 +  and several +
Style atypical quantity
3 (4) +
Style orientation
erect +
Style quantity
3 +  and 1 +
Surface relief
with rounded pebbling +  and muricate +
Taxon family
Liliaceae +
Taxon name
Hypoxis rigida +
Taxon parent
Hypoxis +
Taxon rank
species +
Tepal atypical length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Tepal coloration
yellow;greenish +
Tepal fusion
distinct +
Tepal length
5mm;8mm +
Tepal length or size
longer +
Tepal nectary presence
absent +
Tepal orientation
spreading +
Tepal quantity
6 +
Tepal width
1.4mm;2.5mm +
Trichome arrangement or shape
stellate +
Trichome pubescence
at-least +
Tube architecture
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
Tube coloration
greener +
Tube variability
equal +
Tube width
narrower +
Umbel architecture
bracteate +
Umbel condition
depauperate +
Volume
Volume 26 +
Whole organism architecture
cormose +, rhizomatous +  and scapose +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism pubescence
pilose +, glabrous or +  and sparsely densely pubescent +
Whole organism texture
woody +
Whorl quantity
3 +  and 2 +
X chromosome quantity
3 +  and 27 +