Rhynchosida physocalyx |
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beak sida, buff petal |
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Habit | Plants with large taproot. |
Stems | with hairs scattered. |
Leaves | stipules 3–4 mm; petiole 1/2–3/4 as long as blade; blade 2–5 cm, apex obtuse to acute, surfaces coarsely hairy, hairs stellate abaxially, simple adaxially. |
Pedicels | slender, 1–2 cm. |
Flowers | calyx green-membranous, lobes apiculate; petals yellow [red basally], 5–8 mm, subequal to calyx; staminal column 3–4 mm, glabrous. |
Seeds | 2 mm. |
Schizocarps | 8–9 mm diam.; mericarp blackish. |
2n | = 16. |
Rhynchosida physocalyx |
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Phenology | Flowering spring–late fall. |
Habitat | Deciduous forests, shrublands, roadsides, fencerows, disturbed habitats, sometimes in pastures and lawns |
Elevation | 0–1500 m [0–4900 ft] |
Distribution |
AZ; NM; OK; TX; Mexico; South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay)
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Discussion | While this distinctive species, with its Physalis-like inflated fruits, is thought to be native over a wide area and disjunct between southern South America and Mexico and the United States, it is most commonly found in disturbed habitats as are so many other herbaceous mallows. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 6, p. 310. |
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Synonyms | Sida physocalyx |
Name authority | (A. Gray) Fryxell: Brittonia 30: 458. (1978) |
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