Lepuropetalon spathulatum

Elliott

Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 370. 1817.

Common names: Petiteplant little people
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Herbs to 3 cm. Stems: internodes congested. Leaves: rosettes 1–3 cm, usually with 2 minute leaves proximally; blade spatulate, 3–10 × 1–2 mm, usually red-punctate in rows, surfaces glabrous. Pedicels 0.5–3 mm. Flowers: calyx 2–3 mm diam., sepals 1–1.5 mm; petals 0–0.4 mm. Capsules 1.3–1.6 mm. Seeds 0.2–0.3 mm, reticulate; endosperm absent. 2n = 46.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Damp mineral soils, sandy ditches, granitic outcroppings, sandy or gravely substrates, disturbed areas.
Elevation: 0–300 m.

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., Okla., S.C., Tex., e Mexico, South America (Chile), South America (Uruguay)

Discussion

Lepuropetalon spathulatum is among the smallest terrestrial angiosperms (D. R. Morgan and D. E. Soltis 1993).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Dayle E. Saar +
Elliott +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
spatulate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
Petiteplant +  and little people +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, Okla. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, e Mexico +, South America (Chile) +  and South America (Uruguay) +
0–300 m. +
asymmetric +  and symmetric +
Damp mineral soils, sandy ditches, granitic outcroppings, sandy or gravely substrates, disturbed areas. +
axillary +  and terminal +
bisexual +  and unisexual +
subopposite +  and alternate +
cauline +  and basal +
minute +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
40 +  and 70 +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
not gland-tipped +
distinct +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +
Flowering spring. +
Sketch Bot. S. Carolina +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
40 +  and 70 +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (?) +
Illustrated +
adnate +, free +  and distinct +
unbranched +  and branched +
Lepuropetalon spathulatum +
Lepuropetalon +
species +
hemispheric +
polygamomonoecious +, dioecious +  and synoecious +