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Nemastylis pringlei

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Nemastylis pringlei S.Watson [family IRIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Nemastylis pringlei
  • Nemastylis tenuis

Flora

Entry for Nemastylis tenuis (Herbert) Baker subsp. pringlei (S. Watson) Goldblatt [family IRIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 26,
Names
Nemastylis tenuis (Herbert) Baker subsp. pringlei (S. Watson) Goldblatt [family IRIDACEAE], Brittonia, 27: 379. 1975
Nemastylis pringlei S. Watson [family IRIDACEAE], Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, 24: 85. 1888
Nemastylis tenuis var. pringlei (S. Watson) R. C. Foster [family IRIDACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Peter Goldblatt
Information
Plants slender, 10–30 cm. Bulbs 15–20 mm diam. Stems usually simple. Leaves 3–4, cauline leaves smaller than basal; blade linear, to 25 cm. Rhipidia 1-flowered; outer spathe 20–25 mm, inner 18–40 mm, apex often dry. Tepals pale blue, lanceolate, 20–30 × 6–9 mm; filaments connate ca. 2/3 length, 2.5–3.5 mm; anthers ca. 6 mm; ovary ovoid, 4–6 mm; style branching distal to filament column; branches 3.5–5 mm. Capsules oblong, truncate to turbinate, 15–20 mm. Seeds angular, ca. 2 mm. 2n = 14.
Phenology
jul-aug (summer)
Distribution
MexicoCentral America.USA Ariz.USA Tex.
Discussion
In the flora area, subsp. pringlei is restricted to the mountains of western Texas and southeastern Arizona.

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