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Blutaparon
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Mary Keim
FNA
Resources
Steven E. Clemants in Flora of North America (vol. 4)
Herbs,
annual or perennial.
Stems
procumbent or creeping.
Leaves
opposite, amplexicaul, sessile; blade linear to narrowly obovate, thick, fleshy, margins entire, glabrous except in axils.
Inflorescences
solitary, terminal, pedunculate, globose or cylindric heads; bracts and bracteoles chartaceous.
Flowers
bisexual; tepals 5, distinct; stamens 5; filaments connate basally; anthers 2-locular; pseudostaminodes absent; ovule 1; styles 0.2 mm; stigmas 2-3, subulate.
Utricles
somewhat compressed, broadly ovoid, coriaceous, indehiscent.
Seeds
1, dark brown, orbicular.
Blutaparon portulacoides
Map not
Available
Blutaparon vermiculare
Map not
Available
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [MG-70-19-0057-19].
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