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Pectis glaucescens (sanddune chinchweed)

Synonyms: Chthonia glaucescens (homotypic); Chthonia leptocephala; Pectis leptocephala; Pectis lessingii

Wikipedia Abstract

Pectis glaucescens (Sanddune cinchweed) is a summer blooming annual plant of the genus pectis, or cinchweed. it is native to Florida, Hispaniola, Jamaica and the Bahamas. Pectis glaucescens is a freely-branching annual weed with opposing leaves in narrow rows. Leaves contain rows of oil glands on the lower surface. It has long-stalked yellow flowers with two to five small-scale fruits.
View Wikipedia Record: Pectis glaucescens

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Annual
Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve   Florida, United States  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0