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wing sandpuffs

Stems

often reddish, at least at nodes, short glandular-pubescent, viscid.

often reddish, at least at nodes, short glandular-pubescent, viscid.

Leaves

petiole 1–8.5 cm;

blade oblong-lanceolate to ovate, 2.5–9.5 × 1–4.5 cm, margins entire, often undulate, often scabro-ciliate;

surfaces glabrous or glandular-puberulent, adaxial surface usually glaucous.

petiole 1–6.5 cm;

blade ovate to elliptic-oblong, 1.5–8 × 0.5–5 cm, margins entire, often undulate, often scabro-ciliate;

surfaces glabrous or glandular-puberulent, somewhat ± glaucous abaxially.

Inflorescences

10–25-flowered;

bracts lanceolate to ovate, 7–19 × 2–6 mm, papery, margins glandular short ciliate, base attenuate, glabrous or glabrate.

10–25-flowered;

bracts linear-lanceolate to ovate, 5–14 × 1.5–5 mm, papery, base often ± attenuate, margins glandular short ciliate, glabrous, or glabrate.

Perianth

tube pink to magenta, 12–30 mm, limb pale pink to magenta, 8–13 mm diam., lobes showy, over 1.5 mm.

tube pink to pinkish red, 12–25 mm, limb white adaxially, often pinkish abaxially, 8–11 mm diam., lobes showy, over 1.5 mm.

Fruits

oval in profile, 18–30 × 11–25 mm, walls indurate;

lateral ribs 1–3, or absent, if extending into wings, only slightly raised;

wings (2–)3(–4).

oval in profile, 13–20(–25) × 9.5–17.5 mm, walls indurate;

lateral ribs 1–3, or ribs absent, if exending into wings, only slightly raised;

wings (2–)3(–4).

Tripterocalyx carneus

Tripterocalyx wootonii

Phenology Flowering spring–fall. Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat Sandy soils, desert scrub Sandy soils, desert scrub
Elevation 1100-1600 m (3600-5200 ft) 1000-2200 m (3300-7200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
NM; TX; Mexico (Chihuahua)
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from FNA
AZ; CO; NM; UT
Source FNA vol. 4, p. 71. FNA vol. 4, p. 71.
Parent taxa Nyctaginaceae > Tripterocalyx Nyctaginaceae > Tripterocalyx
Sibling taxa
T. crux-maltae, T. micranthus, T. wootonii
T. carneus, T. crux-maltae, T. micranthus
Synonyms Abronia carnea Abronia wootonii, T. carneus var. wootonii
Name authority (Greene) L. A. Galloway: Brittonia 27: 336. (1976) Standley: Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 329. (1909)
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