Malperia

S. Watson

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 54. 1889.

Etymology: For Edward Palmer, 1831–1911, American field botanist who collected the type material based on anagram of his surname
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 509. Mentioned on page 460.
 TaxonIllustrator 
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Malperia tenuis
Pleurocoronis pluriseta
Linny Heagy
Linny Heagy
Linny Heagy

Annuals, 10–40 cm. Stems erect, much branched. Leaves basal and cauline; mostly alternate (proximal opposite); mostly sessile; blades 1-nerved, linear, margins entire, faces glabrous or puberulent, sometimes glanddotted. Heads discoid, in loose, corymbiform arrays or borne singly. Involucres ± campanulate to obconic, 5–6 mm diam. Phyllaries persistent, 20–30+ in 3–4+ series, not strongly nerved, lanceolate, unequal (± chartaceous, margins scarious). Receptacles flat, epaleate. Florets 20–30; corollas white, throats cylindric or narrowly urceolate (lengths 5–6 times diams.); styles: bases not enlarged, glabrous, branches filiform-clavate. Cypselae fusiform, 5-ribbed, scabrellous on ribs; pappi persistent, of 3 muticous scales plus 3,aristate scales. x = 10.

Distribution

w United States, nw Mexico

Discussion

Species 1.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

"fine" is not a number.

... more about "Malperia"
not tailed +, truncate +, rounded +  and obtuse +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
usually terete +  and clavate +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Guy L. Nesom +
S. Watson +
decurrent +
not enlarged +
dissected +, lobed +, toothed +  and entire +
papillate +  and rugose +
(4-)5-angled;10-ribbed +
filiform-clavate +
scabrellous +
fertile +  and bisexual +
w United States +  and nw Mexico +
For Edward Palmer, 1831–1911, American field botanist who collected the type material +  and based on anagram of his surname +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
indeterminate +
each +  and sessile +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
less campanulate;obconic +
cauline +  and basal +
lanceolate +  and lance-linear +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
20 +  and 30 +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
conic;spheric;usually flat;convex +
aristate +  and muticous +
exalbuminous +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +
papillate +
Compositae +
Malperia +
Asteraceae tribe Eupatorieae +
urceolate +  and cylindric +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
vine +, shrub +  and subshrub +