View source for Websteria ← Websteria You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Websteria |accepted_authority=S. H. Wright |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Bull. Torrey Bot. Club |place=14: 135. 1887 |year=1887 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Cyperaceae;Websteria |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Cyperaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Websteria]]</div></div> |etymology=For G. W. Webster, 1833–1914, American botanist and farmer |volume=Volume 23 |mention_page=page 6 |treatment_page=page 120 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism growth form;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism growth form or habitat;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs,</b> perennial, not cespitose, stoloniferous, aquatic.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="culm architecture;culm shape;false whorl development"><b>Culms </b>many-stemmed (branched), with stems in successive false whorls, terete;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf arrangement">whorls terminating in clusters of leaves essentially indistinguishale from stems.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaves sheath shape;leaves sheath coloration;leaves sheath shape"><b>Leaves </b>sheaths, tubular, transparent, or scalelike when subtending stems;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="ligule presence">ligules absent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="blade presence">blades absent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="inflorescence position or structure subtype"><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="spikelet quantity">spikelets 1;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="involucral-bract presence">involucral-bracts absent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="spikelet orientation;branch arrangement"><b>Spikelets </b>borne singly on branches arising from among leaves;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="scale quantity;scale arrangement;scale position;scale architecture;scale position or shape">scales 2, distichous, proximal empty, distal subtending flower.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="flower reproduction"><b>Flowers </b>bisexual;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="perianth bristle quantity;perianth bristle course;perianth bristle course;perianth bristle length or size;perianth bristle architecture or shape">perianth bristles 6–11, straight or curved, slightly longer than achene, retrorsely spinulose;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="stamen quantity">stamens 3;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="style duration;style arrangement or course or shape;style shape;base size">styles persistent, linear, 2-fid, base slightly enlarged.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="achene shape"><b>Achenes </b>biconvex.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Tropical and subtropical regions worldwide |discussion=<p>Species 1.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Websteria |author=Jeremy J. Bruhl |authority=S. H. Wright |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Cyperaceae |illustrator=Barbara Alongi |illustration copyright=Flora of North America Association |distribution=Tropical and subtropical regions worldwide |reference=None |publication title=Bull. Torrey Bot. Club |publication year=1887 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V23/V23_184.xml |genus=Websteria |achene shape=biconvex |base size=enlarged |blade presence=absent |branch arrangement=singly |culm architecture=many-stemmed |culm shape=terete |false whorl development=successive |flower reproduction=bisexual |inflorescence position or structure subtype=terminal |involucral-bract presence=absent |leaf arrangement=cluster |leaves sheath coloration=transparent |leaves sheath shape=scale-like;tubular |ligule presence=absent |perianth bristle architecture or shape=spinulose |perianth bristle course=curved;straight |perianth bristle length or size=slightly longer |perianth bristle quantity=6;11 |scale architecture=empty |scale arrangement=distichous |scale position=proximal |scale position or shape=distal |scale quantity=2 |spikelet orientation=arising |spikelet quantity=1 |stamen quantity=3 |style arrangement or course or shape=linear |style duration=persistent |style shape=2-fid |whole_organism architecture=stoloniferous |whole_organism duration=perennial |whole_organism growth form=herb;not cespitose |whole_organism growth form or habitat=aquatic }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Cyperaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Cyperaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Websteria.