Calibrachoa parviflora |
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seaside petunia, wild petunia |
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Stems | 0.1–1 m, internodes sometimes relatively long. |
Leaf | blades deflexed in fruit, elliptic-spatulate, 2–6(–10) mm, fleshy. |
Flowers | calyx 5–10 mm; corolla 5–15 mm. |
Capsules | 3–5 mm, calyx associated with developing fruit. |
Seeds | pale brown, 0.5–0.8 mm. |
Calibrachoa parviflora |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Nov. |
Habitat | Disturbed, sandy soils, coastal dunes, sandy to muddy margins of seasonal wetlands, reservoirs, ballast. |
Elevation | 0–1500 m. (0–4900 ft.) |
Distribution |
AL; AZ; CA; CO; FL; GA; KS; LA; MD; MS; NC; NJ; NM; NV; SC; TX; UT; VA; South America (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Mexico, Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama), elsewhere in South America (Bolivia, Brazil)]
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Discussion | Stems, leaves, and flowers of Calibrachoa parviflora are occasionally encrusted with sand or soil particles captured by the glandular indument. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 14. |
Parent taxa | Solanaceae > Calibrachoa |
Synonyms | Petunia parviflora |
Name authority | (Jussieu) D’Arcy: Phytologia 67: 465. (1989) |
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