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Leucospora multifida

narrow-leaf paleseed, obe-wan-conobea
Stems

(4–)10–30(–41) cm, usually much-branched from base;

branches spreading to ascending.
Leaves

2 or 3(or 4) per node;

blade ovate to triangular-ovate in outline, rarely lanceolate in outline, 8–30 × 4–23 mm, ultimate segments lanceolate to linear.
Pedicels

spreading to ascending, (1–)2–5 mm in flower, to 7 mm in fruit, glandular-villosulous.
Flowers

calyx lobes slightly falcate, abaxial slightly shorter than adaxial, 2.6–4 × 0.4–0.7 mm;

corolla glabrous, tube 2–3 mm, throat open, yellow or greenish yellow abaxially within, lobes 1 × 1 mm;

stamens included;

style 0.5–1 mm.
Capsules

ovoid, 4.5 × 1.8–2.3 mm.
Seeds

0.3–0.4 mm, 8-ribbed, ribs longitudinal, straight.

Leucospora multifida
Phenology Flowering Jun–Nov.
Habitat Sandy or silty shores of streams, lakes, and ponds, muddy or sandy bars, rocky intermittent stream beds, seeps, solution holes in rocks, wet places in urban areas.
Elevation 0–600 m. (0–2000 ft.)
Distribution
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AL; AR; FL; GA; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MI; MO; MS; NC; NE; NJ; NY; OH; OK; PA; TN; TX; VA; ON
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Discussion

As noted by F. W. Pennell (1935), populations of Leucospora multifida often are associated with calcareous substrates; populations also occur on other substrates. They occasionally are reported along railroads and in damp sites in parking lots in urban areas.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 271.
Parent taxa Plantaginaceae > Leucospora
Synonyms Capraria multifida, Conobea multifida, Stemodia multifida
Name authority (Michaux) Nuttall: J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 87. (1834)
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