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Digital Herbaria

Kallstroemia parviflora

Kallstroemia parviflora J.B.S. Norton

Warty Caltrop, Small-flowered Carpetweed

Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-Bush Family)

USDA Symbol: KAPA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)







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Specimen & Label Data

Kallstroemia parviflora

Warty Caltrop

Zygophyllaceae

Location: Vacant lot #66 Campden Circle--Oakwell Farms.
Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Dry, alkaline, alluvial soil. Full sun.

Description: Prostrate annual, stems striate, to 1 m long. Leaves opposite, even pinnate (3-5 pairs), eliptical overall, stipitate. Leaflets eliptical to oblong, appressed hirstue, to about 4x10mm. Peduncles axillary, single, longer than subtending leaves. Petals 5, orange, about 4x7 mm wide/long. Fruit an ovoid body with cylindrical beak. Mericarps rugose, 1-3mm.

County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Aug 3, 1987
Specimen number: 292

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0540
Accession Date: Aug 24, 1993
Accession Number: 40

Annotations: SCFRB

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