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Proboscidea parviflora var. parviflora

Proboscidea parviflora (Woot.) Woot. & Standl. var. parviflora

Doubleclaw, Devil's Claw, Unicorn Plant

Pedaliaceae (Sesame Family)

Synonym(s): Martynia parviflora, Proboscidea crassibracteata, Proboscidea parviflora ssp. gracillima

USDA Symbol: PRPAP4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

This taxon appears as Proboscidea parviflora ssp. parviflora var. parviflora on the USDA PLANTS Database website.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall by 3 feet across. With sufficient moisture may reach 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Seeds are black. Mature fruit, when split open, displays two long thin horns or claws. Claws on var. parviflora are shorter and thicker than those on var. hohokamlana.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NM , NV , TX , UT
Native Habitat: Disturbed soil of arroyos, pastures, roadsides, washes, gravelly flats, rocky slopes.

Web Reference

Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Proboscidea parviflora var. parviflora in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Proboscidea parviflora var. parviflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Proboscidea parviflora var. parviflora

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-07-24
Research By: CBR

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