familyPlantaginaceae
genusLagotis
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Lagotis
Novi Comment. Acad. Sci. Imp. Petrop. 14(1): 533, plate 18, fig. 2. 1770
Common names: Weasel snout
Etymology: Greek lagos, hare, and otos, ear, alluding to calyx of some species
Synonyms: Gymnandra Pallas
Herbs, perennial; rhizomatous. Stems erect or ascending, glabrous. Leaves basal and cauline, opposite; petiole present or absent; blade not fleshy, leathery, margins entire, crenulate, dentate, or serrate. Inflorescences terminal, compact spikes; bracts present. Pedicels absent; bracteoles absent. Flowers bisexual; sepals 2, basally connate, calyx bilaterally symmetric, tubular, abaxial lobe enclosed by spathelike adaxial lobe; corolla blue, bilaterally symmetric, bilabiate, funnelform, tube base not spurred or gibbous, lobes 3, abaxial 2, adaxial 1; stamens 2, adnate to throat of corolla, filaments glabrous; staminode 0; ovary 2-locular, placentation axile; stigma capitate. Fruits drupelike. Seeds 2, tan, globular, wings absent. × = 11.
Distribution
nw North America, Eurasia.
Discussion
Species ca. 30 (1 in the flora).
References
None.
Lower Taxa
Facts about "Lagotis"
Author | Reidar Elven + and David F. Murray + |
Authority | Gaertner + |
Common name | Weasel snout + |
Distribution | nw North America + and Eurasia. + |
Etymology | Greek lagos, hare, and otos, ear, alluding to calyx of some species + |
Publication title | Novi Comment. Acad. Sci. Imp. Petrop. + |
Publication year | 1770 + |
Reference | None + |
Source xml | https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f6b125a955440c0872999024f038d74684f65921/coarse grained fna xml/V17/V17 713.xml + |
Synonyms | Gymnandra + |
Taxon family | Plantaginaceae + |
Taxon name | Lagotis + |
Taxon parent | Plantaginaceae + |
Taxon rank | genus + |
Volume | Volume 17 + |