Flora of North America species comparison

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Galphimia angustifolia

narrowleaf goldshower
Habit Subshrubs or small shrubs, to 1 m. Leaf blades linear to narrowly elliptic or narrowly lanceolate or narrowly ovate to elliptic or ovate, larger blades 2.5–4 × 0.3–2 cm, surfaces glabrous or abaxial surface with scattered hairs proximally on midrib, usually bearing 2 glands proximally on margin above base.
Inflorescences

5–18 cm, 4–13-flowered.
Pedicels

usually sessile, rarely raised on peduncles to 3.5 mm, much shorter than pedicels.
Flowers

posterior petal sometimes a little longer than lateral petals;

stamen filaments opposite sepals longer than opposite petals;

anthers 0.7–0.9 mm.
Cocci

3–3.5 mm.
2n

= 24.

Galphimia angustifolia
Phenology Flowering and fruiting Apr–Nov.
Habitat Open rocky shrublands, mostly on limestone.
Elevation 60–700 m. (200–2300 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
TX; Mexico (Baja California Sur, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas)
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 12, p. 357.
Parent taxa Malpighiaceae > Galphimia
Synonyms G. linifolia, Thryallis angustifolia, T. linifolia
Name authority Bentham: Bot. Voy. Sulphur, 9, plate 5. (1844)
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