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Gossypianthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Flora of North America
Resources
Steven E. Clemants in Flora of North America (vol. 4)
Herbs,
perennial.
Stems
prostrate [or ascending], much-branched, indument of simple hairs.
Leaves
opposite, petiolate; blade linear to lanceolate, spatulate, or ovate, margins entire; basal leaves persistent.
Inflorescences
axillary, sessile, few-flowered glomerules; bracts and bracteoles membranous.
Flowers
bisexual; tepals 5, distinct, 3-veined; stamens 5; filaments connate basally into tube, ± free from perianth; anthers 2-locular; pseudostaminodes absent; ovule 1; style 1, ca. 0.2 mm; stigmas 2-lobed, capitate.
Utricles
broadly ovoid, membranous, indehiscent.
Seeds
1, brown, lenticular-orbicular.
Gossypianthus lanuginosus
Gossypianthus rigidiflorus
Images
not available
Gossypianthus sheldonii
Images
not available
Gossypianthus tenuiflorus