Jaborosa integrifolia |
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springblossom |
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Habit | Herbs 0.3 m. |
Stems | subterranean. |
Leaves | (erect); petiole 0.3–1.3 cm; blade broadly lanceolate to ovate, 5–30 × 1–8 cm, base cuneate, apex rounded. |
Flowers | calyx 0.6–1.2 × 0.7–1 cm; corolla fragrant, 5.5–11.5 × 6–11 cm, lobes often glandular-hairy abaxially; stamens 2.5–3 mm; filaments nearly completely adnate to corolla; anthers introrse; ovary 4–5 × 3–4 mm; style 4.5–8 cm; stigma 3–5 × 3–5 mm. |
Fruiting pedicels | 6–19 cm. |
Fruiting calyces | 1.2–1.9 × 1.6–2.3 cm. |
Berries | greenish yellow, 1.5–2.7 × 2–3 cm. |
Seeds | dark brown, 3–3.5 × 2.8–3.2 mm, testa alveolate. |
Flowering | pedicels 4–17 cm. |
2n | = 24. |
Jaborosa integrifolia |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Sep. |
Habitat | Waste places. |
Elevation | 0–100 m. [0–300 ft.] |
Distribution |
AL; LA; South America (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay) |
Discussion | Jaborosa integrifolia was first reported for North America as a ballast plant in Mobile County, Alabama (C. T. Mohr 1901), and later in Louisiana as a weed in wet areas of Plaquemines Parish (R. D. Thomas and C. M. Allen 1993–1998). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 14. |
Parent taxa | |
Name authority | Lamarck in J. Lamarck et al.: Encycl. 3: 189. (1789) |
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