familyPhytolaccaceae
genusPhytolacca
speciesPhytolacca americana
varietyPhytolacca americana var. rigida

Phytolacca americana var. rigida

(Small) Caulkins & R. E. Wyatt

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 117: 366. 1990.

Mark A. Nienaber, John W. Thieret
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Phytolacca rigida Small Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3: 422. 1905
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 8. Mentioned on page 5, 7.

Racemes erect, 6–9 (–13.5) cm. Pedicels shorter than 6 (–7) mm in fruit, shorter than berries.


Phenology: Flowering year-round south-ward, spring–fall northward.
Habitat: Disturbed areas, coastal sands, roadsides, 0-100 m

Distribution

Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tex., Va.

Discussion

Selected References

Small, J. K. 1905. Additions to the flora of subtropical Florida. Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3: 419–440.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
36 +
Achene quantity
1 (?) +
Achene shape
lenticular +
Apex shape
acuminate +
Author
Mark A. Nienaber +  and John W. Thieret +
Authority
(Small) Caulkins & R. E. Wyatt +
Base shape
rounded;cordate +
Basionyms
Phytolacca rigida +
Berry coloration
purple-black +
Berry diameter
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Berry shape
oblate +
Blade architecture
veined +
Blade length
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br />) +
Blade shape
lanceolate;ovate +
Blade width
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (18 cm180 mm <br />0.18 m <br />) +
Bract quantity
1 +
Bracteole quantity
2 +
Carpel atypical quantity
12 (30) +
Carpel fusion
connate +
Carpel quantity
6 (12) +
Dichasium architecture
compound +
Distribution
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Tex. +  and Va. +
Embryo course
curved +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower fusion
connate +
Flower position
hypogynous +
Flower quantity
2;few +
Gynoecium architecture
1-12[-18]-carpellate +
Habitat
Disturbed areas, coastal sands, roadsides, 0-100 m +
Hypogynous disk quantity
1 (2) +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Inflorescence architecture
5-100-flowered +
Inflorescence position
terminal +  and axillary +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin shape
undulate +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
6-12-loculed +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-12[-18]-locular +
Ovary placentation
basal +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pedicel atypical some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Pedicel height or length or size
shorter +
Pedicel some measurement
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (?) +
Peduncle some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Perisperm presence
absent +
Petal presence
absent +
Petiole some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering year-round south-ward, spring–fall northward. +
Proximalmost pedicel orientation
Erect (Drooping) +
Proximalmost pedicel some measurement
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Publication title
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
Publication year
1990 +
Raceme architecture
open +
Raceme atypical some measurement
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (13.5 cm135 mm <br />0.135 m <br />) +
Raceme orientation
erect +
Raceme some measurement
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Reference
small1905a +
Seed atypical quantity
12 (30) +
Seed coloration
black +
Seed quantity
6 +  and 12 +
Seed reflectance
shiny +
Seed shape
lenticular +
Seed some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
Sepal arrangement
imbricate +
Sepal coloration
greenish white;pinkish or purplish +
Sepal duration
persistent +
Sepal quantity
5 +
Sepal shape
ovate;suborbiculate +
Sepal size
subequal +
Sepal some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br />) +
Sepal variability
equal +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Stamen atypical quantity
10 (12) +
Stamen quantity
10 +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stipule presence
absent +
Stipule size
minute +
Style duration
persisting +
Style fusion
distinct +
Taxon family
Phytolaccaceae +
Taxon name
Phytolacca americana var. rigida +
Taxon parent
Phytolacca americana +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
300 cm3,000 mm <br />3 m <br /> (700 cm7,000 mm <br />7 m <br />) +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism some measurement
0m (3m) +
Whorl quantity
1 +
X chromosome quantity
9 +