Difference between revisions of "Portulaca suffrutescens"

Engelmann

Bot. Gaz. 6: 236. 1881.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 500. Mentioned on page 496, 497.
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="plant duration"><b>Plants </b>perennial;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="root architecture">roots tuberous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="stem orientation;stem growth form"><b>Stems </b>stiffly erect, suffrutescent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="trichome prominence">trichomes conspicuous at nodes and in inflorescence;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="branch atypical some measurement;branch some measurement">branches (8–) 15–30 cm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="leaf-blade arrangement or course or shape;leaf-blade shape;leaf-blade atypical length;leaf-blade atypical length;leaf-blade length;leaf-blade width;apex shape;apex shape;apex shape"><b>Leaf-</b>blades linear, terete, (4–) 8–20 (–30) × 0.5–2.8 mm, apex acute to subacute;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="leaf shape;leaf count">involucrelike leaves 6–9.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="flower diameter"><b>Flowers </b>25 mm diam.;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="petal coloration;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal color;petal shape;petal shape;petal length;petal width">petals orange, brown-orange, copper, or bronze, color often deepening at base, obcordate or emarginate, 7–12 × 4–5.5 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="stamen count">stamens 25–35;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="stigma atypical count;stigma count">stigmas 4–7 (–8).</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="capsule shape;capsule diameter"><b>Capsules </b>subglobose, 2.5–5 mm diam.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="seed coloration;seed coloration or reflectance;seed some measurement"><b>Seeds </b>leaden, slightly iridescent, 0.5–0.65 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="surface cell arrangement;surface cell prominence;surface cell arrangement or shape;row fusion">surface cells loosely arranged in distinct rows, raised, stellate, tubercles usually present.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="tubercle count;2n chromosome count">2n = 8.</span><!--
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>perennial; roots tuberous. <b>Stems</b> stiffly erect, suffrutescent; trichomes conspicuous at nodes and in inflorescence; branches (8–)15–30 cm. <b>Leaf</b> blades linear, terete, (4–)8–20(–30) × 0.5–2.8 mm, apex acute to subacute; involucrelike leaves 6–9. <b>Flowers</b> 25 mm diam.; petals orange, brown-orange, copper, or bronze, color often deepening at base, obcordate or emarginate, 7–12 × 4–5.5 mm; stamens 25–35; stigmas 4–7(–8). <b>Capsules</b> subglobose, 2.5–5 mm diam. <b>Seeds</b> leaden, slightly iridescent, 0.5–0.65 mm; surface cells loosely arranged in distinct rows, raised, stellate, tubercles usually present. <b>2n</b> = 8.</span><!--
  
 
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|habitat=Rocky slopes, flats, grasslands, roadsides, sandy or gravelly soils along streams
 
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|elevation=900-2100 m
 
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|distribution=Ariz.;N.Mex.;Tex.;n Mexico.
 
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|discussion=<p>In the nonflowering condition, Portulaca suffrutescens resembles P. pilosa, although P. suffrutescens is stiffly erect. Another characteristic of this species is elongation of the internodes such that the overall impression of density of trichomes appears to be less than in P. pilosa. This feature will not be apparent in immature plants, or in those growing in dry conditions in which little internode elongation may have taken place. Immature seeds appear black, with rounded tubercles on the abaxial spine.</p>
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|discussion=<p>In the nonflowering condition, <i>Portulaca suffrutescens</i> resembles <i>P. pilosa</i>, although <i>P. suffrutescens</i> is stiffly erect. Another characteristic of this species is elongation of the internodes such that the overall impression of density of trichomes appears to be less than in <i>P. pilosa</i>. This feature will not be apparent in immature plants, or in those growing in dry conditions in which little internode elongation may have taken place. Immature seeds appear black, with rounded tubercles on the abaxial spine.</p>
 
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|habitat=Rocky slopes, flats, grasslands, roadsides, sandy or gravelly soils along streams
 
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|elevation=900-2100 m
 
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 5 November 2020

Plants perennial; roots tuberous. Stems stiffly erect, suffrutescent; trichomes conspicuous at nodes and in inflorescence; branches (8–)15–30 cm. Leaf blades linear, terete, (4–)8–20(–30) × 0.5–2.8 mm, apex acute to subacute; involucrelike leaves 6–9. Flowers 25 mm diam.; petals orange, brown-orange, copper, or bronze, color often deepening at base, obcordate or emarginate, 7–12 × 4–5.5 mm; stamens 25–35; stigmas 4–7(–8). Capsules subglobose, 2.5–5 mm diam. Seeds leaden, slightly iridescent, 0.5–0.65 mm; surface cells loosely arranged in distinct rows, raised, stellate, tubercles usually present. 2n = 8.


Phenology: Flowering spring–late summer.
Habitat: Rocky slopes, flats, grasslands, roadsides, sandy or gravelly soils along streams
Elevation: 900-2100 m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., n Mexico.

Discussion

In the nonflowering condition, Portulaca suffrutescens resembles P. pilosa, although P. suffrutescens is stiffly erect. Another characteristic of this species is elongation of the internodes such that the overall impression of density of trichomes appears to be less than in P. pilosa. This feature will not be apparent in immature plants, or in those growing in dry conditions in which little internode elongation may have taken place. Immature seeds appear black, with rounded tubercles on the abaxial spine.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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