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seaside petunia, wild petunia

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

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
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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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