Argythamnia mercurialina var. pilosissima

(Bentham) Shinners

Field & Lab. 24: 38. 1956.

Endemic
Basionym: Serophyton pilosissimum Bentham Bot. Voy. Sulphur, 53. 1844
Synonyms: Aphora pilosissima (Bentham) Torrey Argythamnia pilosissima (Bentham) Müller Arg. Ditaxis pilosissima (Bentham) A. Heller
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Nectary glands of staminate and pistillate flowers hairy.


Phenology: Flowering from Mar–Jul.
Habitat: Oak woodlands and forests, grasslands, sandy soils.
Elevation: 10–150 m.

Discussion

Variety pilosissima occurs from east-central to south Texas, whereas var. mercurialina is widely distributed. Both varieties appear to prefer sandy soils.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Yocupitzia Ramírez-Amezcua +
(Bentham) Shinners +
Serophyton pilosissimum +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
ovate;obovate +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
hispidulous +  and strigose +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
10–150 m. +
pistillate +  and staminate +
subtending +
Oak woodlands and forests, grasslands, sandy soils. +
malpighiaceous +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
persistent +  and deciduous +
palmate +  and pinnate +
serrulate +  and entire +
crenate +, repand +  and subentire +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
linear +  and obovate +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br />) +
extrastaminal +
pale-purple +, pale yellow-green +  and white +
2mm;2.5mm +
rudimentary +
punctiform +, linear +, elliptic +  and spatulate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Flowering from Mar–Jul. +
3(-4)-carpellate +
Field & Lab. +
smooth +  and slightly papillate +
globose +  and ovoid +
0.32 cm3.2 mm <br />0.0032 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
distinct +
? (?) +  and ? (?) +
lanceolate +  and narrowly elliptic +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
flattened +
subulate +  and ovate +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
connate +  and distinct +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (?) +
Aphora pilosissima +, Argythamnia pilosissima +  and Ditaxis pilosissima +
Argythamnia mercurialina var. pilosissima +
Argythamnia mercurialina +
variety +
dioecious +  and monoecious +