Salpichroa origanifolia |
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cock's eggs, lily of the valley vine, pampas lily-of-the-valley |
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Habit | Herbs with strong odor, (0.2–)0.4–3(–5) m, root sometimes fleshy. |
Stems | ± lignified, usually 1–2(–4)-winged, turning dark when dry. |
Leaves | petiole shorter than blade; blade ovate-rhombic to suborbiculate, 1.5–4(–6) × 1.5–4(–5) cm, fleshy. |
Pedicels | pendent, slender. |
Flowers | calyx 2–3.5 mm, incised nearly to base; corolla 3.5–10 mm, inside with dense, wooly, annular band of hairs; stamens not exserted, connivent. |
Berries | pale yellowish white, nearly translucent. |
2n | = 24. |
Salpichroa origanifolia |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Jul. |
Habitat | Cultivated fields, waste ground. |
Elevation | 0–2000 m. (0–6600 ft.) |
Distribution |
AL; AZ; CA; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; South America (Argentina, se Bolivia, s Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay) [Introduced in North America; introduced also in w, s Europe (England, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain), Africa (Algeria, Egypt), Australia]
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Discussion | Salpichroa origanifolia can escape cultivation and persist for short periods. The rhizomes are a source of alkaloids (W. C. Evans et al. 1972), and whole plants (growing in Argentina) are a source of withanolides. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 14. |
Parent taxa | Solanaceae > Salpichroa |
Synonyms | Physalis origanifolia, Perizoma rhomboidea, S. rhomboidea |
Name authority | (Lamarck) Thellung: Fl. Advent. Montpellier, 452. (1912) |
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