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Haplophyton cimicidum var. crooksii
L. Benson
Family:
Apocynaceae
Cockroach-Plant,
more...
cockroachplant
[
Haplophyton crooksii
(L. Benson) L. Benson]
Liz Makings
VPAP
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JANAS 27(2)
Plant
: Subshrub; stems 2-6 dm tall, branched, strigose
Leaves
: alternate, short-petiolate, lanceolate, sparsely hirsute, 20-35 mm long, 6-12 mm wide
Flowers
: yellow; calyx lobes linear, hirsute, often unequal, 2-9 mm long; corolla tube 6-9 mm long, pubescent externally, the lobes ovate, 7-15 mm long
Fruit
: a pair of slender, elongate follicles, 5-9 cm long; SEEDS black, noticeably ridged, tapering slightly at the ends, 6-8 mm long, whitish comose
Misc
: Rocky slopes in desert scrub and desert grassland; 750-1600 m (2500-5200 ft); Mar-Oct
REFERENCES
: McLaughlin, Steven, P. 1994. Apocynaceae. J. Ariz. - Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 27, 164-168.
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