Mabrya acerifolia
Mabrya acerifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Mabrya |
Species: | M. acerifolia
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Binomial name | |
Mabrya acerifolia (Pennell) Elisens[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Mabrya acerifolia, or brittlestem,[3] is a mat-forming herbaceous perennial native to south-central Arizona. It has pale yellow tubular flowers. It was first described by Francis W. Pennell in 1924 in the genus Maurandya and transferred to Mabrya by in 1985.[2] The epithet acerifolia refers to the somewhat maple-like shape of its leaves.
References[]
- ^ "Mabrya acerifolia", The Plant List, retrieved 2014-08-20
- ^ a b Elisens, Wayne J. (1985), "Monograph of the Maurandyinae (Scrophulariaceae-Antirrhineae)", Systematic Botany Monographs, 5: 1–97, doi:10.2307/25027602, JSTOR 25027602
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Mabrya acerifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
Categories:
- Mabrya
- Plants described in 1924
- Lamiales stubs