Chamaesaracha sordida |
Chamaesaracha villosa |
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hairy five eyes |
trans-Pecos five eyes |
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Herbage | densely pubescent, viscid, hairs simple, mostly glandular. |
villous, hairs mostly elongate, frequently 1-branched at tip, eglandular. |
Stems | decumbent to suberect, green, 1–3 dm (1.5 mm diam.). |
decumbent, pale green, (1.5–)2–5 dm. |
Leaves | subsessile; blade oblanceolate to rhombic, 1.5–4 × 0.4–0.8(–1) cm, length 4–5 times width, margins sinuate or lobed. |
petiole to 1/4 total leaf length; blade ovate to broadly rhombic, 4–6 × 1.5–3.5 cm, length 2–2.5 times width, margins crenate or entire. |
Inflorescences | 1–2-flowered. |
1–5-flowered. |
Flowers | calyx 4–5 mm, pubescent, especially along lobe margins; corolla 10–15 mm diam. |
calyx 5–7 mm, densely pubescent, hairs mostly relatively long; corolla 5–15 mm diam. |
Berries | 5–8 mm diam. 2n = 24. |
8–10 mm diam. 2n = 24. |
Chamaesaracha sordida |
Chamaesaracha villosa |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Oct (mostly late spring–early summer, depending on rain). | Flowering Mar–Oct (mostly late spring–early summer, depending on rain). |
Habitat | Deserts, dry, open grasslands. | Deserts, dry grasslands, roadsides, dry desert washes. |
Elevation | 0–2000 m. (0–6600 ft.) | 400–1300 m. (1300–4300 ft.) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA; NM; TX; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
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TX; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango) |
Discussion | Chamaesaracha sordida is known from western Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. It is most closely related to C. coronopus and differs in having broader, mostly entire leaves. It is also similar to C. pallida; it lacks the relatively dense dendritic hairs on the leaves and has a generally more eastern distribution. Herbarium specimens from 2007 and 2008 indicate that it has been introduced into southern California (Clark Mountain Range, San Bernardino County) and may be naturalizing. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Chamaesaracha villosa occurs within 30–40 miles of the Rio Grande River in Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent Mexico. It is robust and villous, with branching stems forming mounds 1 m across; it is most similar to C. crenata, with which it is easily confused. The principal characters to distinguish the two species are leaf shape and vestiture. The similarities and differences were discussed by J. E. Averett (2010). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 14. | FNA vol. 14. |
Parent taxa | Solanaceae > Chamaesaracha | Solanaceae > Chamaesaracha |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Withania sordida | |
Name authority | (Dunal) A. Gray in A. Gray et al.: Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 232. (1878) | Rydberg: Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 4: 368. (1896) |
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