Mecardonia acuminata var. peninsularis

Pennell

Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 71: 237. 1920.

Endemic
Synonyms: Mecardonia acuminata subsp. peninsularis (Pennell) Rossow
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 274. Mentioned on page 273.

Stems branched from base and diffuse. Leaf-blades 9–14 mm. Fruiting pedicels ascending, 16–28 mm, 1–2 times bracts.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Oct.
Habitat: Moist sand and loam, near streams, ditches, roadsides, partial shade.
Elevation: 0–300 m.

Distribution

Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
projecting +  and spreading +
Adjoa Richardson Ahedor +
Pennell +
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Gratiola acuminata +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
1-2 times bracts +
not leathery +  and not fleshy +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
campanulate +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
woody +  and herbaceous +
campanulate +
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +  and Miss. +
drupe-like +
0–300 m. +
curved +  and straight +
1 +  and 4 +
loculicidal +  and septicidal +
Moist sand and loam, near streams, ditches, roadsides, partial shade. +
persistent +  and deciduous +
entire +  and subentire toothed or lobed +
axile +  and parietal +
basal +, apical +  and superior +
tenuinucellate +, unitegmic +  and hemitropous +
campylotropous +, hemianatropous +  and anatropous +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
5 +  and 4 +
Flowering Jun–Oct. +
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia +
minute +
climbing +  and scrambling +
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
Mecardonia acuminata subsp. peninsularis +
Mecardonia acuminata var. peninsularis +
Mecardonia acuminata +
variety +
gibbous +  and not spurred +
reddish +  and purple +