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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.
Species within checklist:
Plantas del Estado de Sinaloa, México
Blutaparon vermiculare
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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [MG-70-19-0057-19].
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