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Gomphrena decumbens

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Gomphrena parviceps Standl. [family AMARANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on Sheet, Gomphrena decumbens Jacq. [family AMARANTHACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet,
Related name
  • Gomphrena celosioides
  • Gomphrena decumbens
  • Gomphrena filaginoides
  • Gomphrena sp.
  • Gomphrena pringlei
  • Gomphrena parviceps
  • Gomphrena diffusa
  • Gomphrena argentea
  • Gomphrena trispicata
  • Gomphrena globosa
Common name
  • Arrasa con todo, Flora of North America Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Gomphrena serrata Linnaeus [family AMARANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 4,
Names
Gomphrena serrata Linnaeus [family AMARANTHACEAE], Sp. Pl., 1: 224. 1753
Gomphrena decumbens Jacquin [family AMARANTHACEAE]
Gomphrena dispersa Standley [family AMARANTHACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Steven E. Clemants
Information
Plants perennial or annual, not cespitose, 1–10 dm; roots fibrous. Stems prostrate, procumbent, or decumbent, pilose. Leaves sessile or petiolate; petiole to 0.6 cm; blade green, obovate to oblong, 1.5–7.5 × 0.5–2.5 cm, apex rounded or obtuse, pilose-sericeous. Inflorescences: heads white tinged with pink or red, globose to short-cylindric, 9–13 mm diam.; bractlets with denticulate crests along keel. Flowers: tube densely lanate; perianth lobes white, narrowly oblong, 4–5 mm, apex attenuate. Utricles ovoid, 2.2 mm, apex acute. Seeds 1.2 mm.
Altitude range
0–1500 m;
Distribution
MexicoCentral AmericaSouth America.USA Fla.USA Ga.USA Tex.

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