Condalia ericoides

(A. Gray) M. C. Johnston

Brittonia 14: 364. 1962.

Common names: Javelina bush
Basionym: Microrhamnus ericoides A. Gray Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 34. 1852
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 62. Mentioned on page 45, 61.

Shrubs, 0.3–1 (–1.3) m; primary branches thorn-tipped, secondary branches thorn-tipped, with short-shoots and some tertiary thorns, glabrous; internodes 1–2 (–4) mm. Leaves: petiole 0–0.1 mm; blade linear, 2–13 × 1 mm, coriaceous, margins entire, appearing revolute, apex short-acute, surfaces glabrous; venation not evident. Inflorescences on short-shoots, 1–6-flowered. Pedicels 1–2.5 mm. Flowers: petals 5, yellow. Drupes ellipsoid-globose to ellipsoid-fusiform, 7–12 mm; stones 1 (–2) -seeded.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Sep.
Habitat: Sand hills, gypsum hills, eroded clay breaks, limestone talus slopes, ridge and mesa tops, rocky flats, dry streambeds, shrublands, grasslands, pastures, roadsides, roadcuts.
Elevation: 400–1600 m.

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua), Mexico (Coahuila), Mexico (Durango), Mexico (San Luis Potosí), Mexico (Zacatecas)

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Condalia ericoides"
perigynous +  and epigynous +
Guy L. Nesom +
(A. Gray) M. C. Johnston +
Microrhamnus ericoides +
not gland-dotted +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
3[-5]-veined +  and pinnate +
spinulose +, spinose +, serrate +  and entire +
denticulate +, dentate +, crenulate +, crenate +  and serrulate +
coriaceous +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
Javelina bush +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua) +, Mexico (Coahuila) +, Mexico (Durango) +, Mexico (San Luis Potosí) +  and Mexico (Zacatecas) +
ellipsoid-globose +  and ellipsoid-fusiform +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
400–1600 m. +
Sand hills, gypsum hills, eroded clay breaks, limestone talus slopes, ridge and mesa tops, rocky flats, dry streambeds, shrublands, grasslands, pastures, roadsides, roadcuts. +
free +  and adnate +
hemispheric +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
deciduous +
not evident +
short-acute +
intrastaminal +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
not fleshy +
perigynous +  and epigynous +
adnate +  and distinct +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br />) +
Flowering Mar–Sep. +
2-4-carpellate +
yellowish +  and greenish +
distinct +
keeled;deltate +
1(-2)-seeded +
indehiscent +
Condalia ericoides +
Condalia +
species +
unarmed +  and armed +
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (130 cm1,300 mm <br />1.3 m <br />) +
deciduous +  and evergreen +
polygamous +, dioecious +  and synoecious +