Anoda crenatiflora

Ortega

Nov. Pl. Descr. Dec. 8: 96. 1798.

Common names: Pintapán del monte
Synonyms: Anoda parviflora Cavanilles Sida crenatiflora (Ortega) Persoon
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 235. Mentioned on page 234.

Herbs, to 1 m. Stems erect, stellate-hairy, hairs 0.1–0.3 mm. Leaves: petiole subequal to blade proximally, shorter distally, with stellate hairs 0.1–0.3 mm; blade concolorous, ovate to hastate, narrowly so upward, 3–9 cm, membranous, base truncate, margins coarsely crenate-dentate, apex acute, surfaces minutely and obscurely stellate-hairy, hairs simple, bifurcate adaxially. Inflorescences racemes or panicles. Pedicels 2–7 cm. Flowers: calyx 3–7 mm, accrescent to 6–8 mm, lobes without dark midrib, apex acute, densely tomentose; petals pale-yellow, not fading reddish, 6–8 mm, ciliate on claw; staminal column glabrous or with few apical hairs; style 10–13-branched; stigmas glabrous. Schizocarps 7–9 mm diam., densely hairy; mericarps 10–13, with dorsal spur 1–2 mm. Seeds enclosed in endocarp. 2n = 60.


Phenology: Flowering fall.
Habitat: Dry, open shrublands, deciduous forests
Elevation: 800–2300 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua), Mexico (Coahuila)

Discussion

Anoda crenatiflora is known from five counties in Texas, primarily in the Big Bend region and Cameron County. In Arizona it has been reported only from Santa Cruz County.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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acute;acute +
Paul A. Fryxell† +  and Steven R. Hill +
Ortega +
rounded +, cuneate +, cordate +  and truncate +
asymmetric +  and symmetric +
concolorous +
ovate +  and hastate +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
membranous +
ribbed +, not inflated +  and not , +
accrescent +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
Pintapán del monte +
white +, purplish +, lavender +  and yellow +
Ariz. +, Tex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua) +  and Mexico (Coahuila) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
800–2300 m +
sparse;copious +
pistillate +  and staminate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
oblate +  and not inflated +
Dry, open shrublands, deciduous forests +
bifurcate +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
axillary +  and terminal +
tough-fibrous +
connate +  and distinct +
dehiscent +  and disintegrating +
simple +, stipulate +, sessile +, subsessile +  and petiolate +
distichous +  and alternate +
ovate +  and triangular +
wedge--shaped +
3-40-carpellate +
(1-)2-many +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
not fading reddish;pale-yellow +
adnate +  and distinct +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
subequal +
Flowering fall. +
Nov. Pl. Descr. Dec. +
7mm +  and 9mm +
hairy +  and glabrous +
reniform +
persistent +
sessile +  and subsessile +
with few apical hairs +  and glabrous +
stellate-hairy +
filiform +, linear +  and capitate +
1-2 times number of carpels +
inconspicuous +
10-13-branched +
stellate-hairy +
Anoda parviflora +  and Sida crenatiflora +
Anoda crenatiflora +
species +
monoecious +, dioecious +  and hermaphroditic +