Murdannia spirata
in H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl,Die naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien, zweite Auflage 15a: 173. 1930.
WeedyIntroduced
Basionym: Commelina spirata Linnaeus Mant. Pl. 2: 176. 1771
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.
Herbs, annual, erect to decumbent, usually much branched with age, to 30 cm. Leaves: blade lanceolate-oblong to ovate, 1–4 × 0.3–1 cm. Inflorescences: cymes 1–2, several-flowered, elongate; bracteoles persistent, 2–6 mm apart. Flowers bisexual, radially symmetric, 8 mm wide; sepals 2.5–4 mm; petals rose or lavender with darker veins, 4–5 mm; fertile stamens 3; filaments bearded; staminodes 3. Capsules 3–5 mm. Seeds 3–7 per locule, less than 1 mm, warty.
Phenology: Flowering fall–early winter.
Habitat: Palm hammocks, low prairies, glades, pastures, and roadsides
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., native, Asia
Discussion
Murdannia spirata was first collected in Florida in 1965.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
... more about "Murdannia spirata"
3-lobed +
sessile +
lanceolate-oblong;ovate +
succulent +
spathaceous +
absent +
apart +
persistent +
2mm;6mm +
3-valved +
loculicidal +
several-flowered +
1;2 +
elongate +
lidlike +
bearded +
symmetric +
bisexual +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (?) +
axillary +
umbel-like +
reduced +
true +
alternate +
parallel +
superior +
1[-2]-seriate +
1;many +
developed +
petaloid +
deliquescent +
distinct +
not clawed +
subequal +
equal +
in H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl,Die naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien, zweite Auflage +
1930 +
thin +
1[-2]-seriate +
3;7 +
sepaloid +
distinct +
subequal +
closed +
absent +
fertile +
simple +
simple +
slender +
Murdannia spirata +
Murdannia +
species +
fascicles +
darker +
branched +
annual +