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Kallstroemia maxima (Big caltrop)
Cliffe, Harry

Kallstroemia maxima

Kallstroemia maxima (L.) Hook. & Arn.

Big Caltrop

Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-Bush Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: KAMA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Stems prostrate to decumbent, up to about 5 feet long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Orange , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Rarely red basally.

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , SC , TX

Benefit

Use Wildlife: Seeds are important dove and quail food.
Attracts: Birds

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Kallstroemia maxima in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Kallstroemia maxima in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Kallstroemia maxima

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-10
Research By: DEW

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