Sanvitalia procumbens
J. Hist. Nat. 2: 176, plate 33. 1792.
Stems procumbent to erect, 3–15 cm. Leaf-blades ovate to lance-linear, 10–60 × 4–31 mm. Phyllaries 13–21, unequal. Ray corollas 2–9 mm. Cypselae: rays 2.5–3.5 mm with awns 1–3 mm, clearly 3-faced, adaxial faces often 2–3-nerved; discs strongly dimorphic within single heads: outer 4-angled, wingless, inner ± flattened, 1–2-winged. 2n = 16, 32.
Phenology: Flowering summer–fall.
Habitat: Ruderal
Elevation: 10–1000 m
Distribution
Introduced; Calif., Md., Tex., Mexico, Central America
Discussion
Sanvitalia procumbens has been seen only sporadically in the flora; it probably is not a resident.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"broader" is not a number.
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2-3-nerved +
introrse +
connate +
herbaceous +
scarious +
absent +
hirsute +
papillate +
bristlelike +
continuous +
spatulate;linear +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
1;15 +
stigmatic +
absent +
zygomorphic +
winged +
dimorphic +
staminate +
staminate +
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inner +
flattened;4-angled +
straight +
hairy +
distinct +
proximal +
1;5 +
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singly +
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hemispheric;more or less rotate +
ovate;lance-linear +
4mm;31mm +
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J. Hist. Nat. +
1792 +
pistillate +
absent +
fertile +
paleate +
convex;conic +
fibrous +
exalbuminous +
modifed +
2;3 +
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branched +
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erect +
continuous +
2-branched +
papillate +
Sanvitalia procumbens +
Sanvitalia +
species +
much shorter +
cylindric +
shorter to longer than campanulate +