Iresine heterophylla
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 95. 1916.
Common names: Standley’s bloodleaf
Herbs, perennial, 5–10 dm. Stems erect to ascending or sprawling, sparsely pubescent. Leaves opposite; blade ovate, 3–6 × 2–4 cm, apex rounded to acute, pubescent. Inflorescences: panicles 1.5–4 dm; bracts and bracteoles 1/2–1/3 as long as tepals. Flowers pedicellate; tepals whitish to stramineous, ovate, 1–1.3 mm, apex acute, densely lanate. Utricles included in tepals, greenish, ovoid, 0.8 mm, apex acute. Seeds 0.6 mm.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Sheltered ravines, canyons, pastures
Elevation: 1400-2000 m
Distribution
Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua), Mexico (Coahuila), Mexico (Durango), Mexico (Nuevo León), Mexico (Sonora)
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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dehiscence +
acute;acute;rounded;acute +
ovate +
membranous +
1/2;1/3 +
membranous +
Standley’s bloodleaf +
peripheral +
alternating +
connate +
pedicellate +
hypogynous +
unisexual +
cluster +
diffuse +
arranged +
petiolate +
opposite +
superior +
surrounding +
absent +
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. +
1916 +
lenticular +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (?) +
pubescent +
capitate +
2;3 +
slender +
absent +
Iresine heterophylla +
Iresine +
species +
1-3-veined +
absent +
ovate +
simple +
greenish +
dehiscing +
ovoid +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +
membranous +
perennial +