Stevia micrantha
Gen. Sp. Pl., 27. 1816.
Common names: Annual candyleaf
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Annuals, 10–35 (–40) cm. Leaves mostly opposite (distal often alternate); petioles (0–) 4–11 mm; blades ovate to ovate-deltate or trullate, 1–3.5 (–5) cm, margins serrate. Heads in open, lax, subcorymbiform or paniculiform (sometimes nearly cylindric) arrays. Peduncles (1–) 3–10 mm, stipitate-glandular. Involucres 6–8 mm. Phyllaries stipitate and sessile-glandular, apices acute. Corollas white, lobes sparsely hirsute. Pappi surpassing corollas. 2n = 22.
Phenology: Flowering (Aug–)Sep–Oct.
Habitat: Grassy openings, damp and shady, oak, oak-walnut, oak-pine, and pinyon pine-ponderosa pine woodlands
Elevation: 1800–2700 m
Distribution
Ariz., N.Mex., Mexico
Discussion
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Lower Taxa
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introrse +
connate +
acute +
scarious +
absent +
hirsute +
papillate +
subcorymbiform +
continuous +
glabrous +
decurrent +
lance-elliptic +
ovate;ovate-deltate or trullate +
(4-)5-angled;10-ribbed +
filiform +
stigmatic +
barbellulate +
coarse +
absent +
Annual candyleaf +
not 2-lipped +
white +
monomorphic +
5-ribbed +
scabrellous +
straight +
distinct +
proximal +
bisexual +
dispersed +
singly +
Grassy openings, damp and shady, oak, oak-walnut, oak-pine, and pinyon pine-ponderosa pine woodlands +
discoid +
indeterminate +
homogamous +
surrounding +
cylindric +
opposite +
cauline +
hirsute +
serrate +
2-carpellate +
inferior +
attached +
anatropous +
persistent +
stipitate-glandular +
tough +
thick +
connate +
stipitate +
sessile-glandular +
persistent +
distinct +
equal +
Gen. Sp. Pl., +
1816 +
absent +
epaleate +
convex;flat +
fibrous +
muticous +
exalbuminous +
modifed +
1;2 +
alternate +
branched +
erect +
2-branched +
hirsutulous +
papillate +
Stevia micrantha +
Stevia +
species +
annual +