Blyxa aubertii

Richard

Memoires de la Classe des Sciences Mathematiques et Physiques de L'Institut National de France 12(2): 19. 1814.

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Stems 0.5–3 cm. Leaves 2.5–60 × 0.2–1.2 cm, margins finely serrate, apex acute. Inflorescences: peduncles to 50 cm [sessile]; spathe flattened. Flowers mostly solitary, rarely paired, projected to water surface; stamens 3. Fruits terete, 20–80 × to 5 mm. Seeds 1.2–1.8 mm.


Phenology: Flowering summer–fall.
Habitat: Shallow water of pools and lakes
Elevation: 0–50 m

Distribution

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Introduced; La., native, Asia, Africa, Australia

Discussion

Blyxa aubertii is known in the Western Hemisphere only from a few collections in southern Louisiana.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Blyxa aubertii"
fusiform +
Robert R. Haynes +
Richard +
abbreviated +
La. +, native +, Asia +, Africa +  and Australia +
0–50 m +
pedicellate +  and long-pedunculate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Shallow water of pools and lakes +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
submersed +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
2-6[-16]-carpellate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
3-parted +  and 6-parted +
differentiated +
white;reddish +
Flowering summer–fall. +
Memoires de la Classe des Sciences Mathematiques et Physiques de L'Institut National de France +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
fusiform +  and ellipsoid +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
flattened +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
connate +  and distinct +
unbranched +  and rooted +
elongate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
not 2-fid +
Blyxa aubertii +
species +
without evident stem +  and caulescent +
water +, marine +  and brackish +
pubescent +  and glabrous +