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Spermolepis lateriflora
Spermolepis lateriflora G.L. Nesom
Western Bristly Scaleseed, Rillito Valley Scaleseed, Side-flowering Scaleseed, Nesom's Scaleseed
Apiaceae (Carrot Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: SPLA14
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: "Stems 5-35 cm." (Reslit: 2998).
Leaf: "Leaves: blades broadly ovate in outline, mostly 1-5 cm, finely ternately dissected, ultimate segments linear to oblong, 4-12 mm; petioles 1-3 cm." (Reslit: 2998).
Flower: "Distal umbels sessile, without a peduncle, proximal umbels sometimes pedunculate." (Reslit: 2998). "Flowers bisexual; sepals obsolete or essentially absent; petals white, oblong or elliptic to ovate, apex not inflexed, margins entire; stylopodium conical; styles obsolete, stigmas directly atop stylopodium and divergent." (Reslit: 2998).
Fruit: "Schizocarps 2-2.2 mm, densely echinate-bristly with apically hooked hairs; oil tubes 1 per dorsal interval." (Reslit: 2998).
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , NM , OK , TXNative Distribution: "Ariz., Calif. (probably adventive), N.Mex., Tex.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)." (Reslit: 2998).
Native Habitat: "Sandy, gravelly, and rocky soil, alluvium, river beds, floodplains, riparian vegetation, desert grassland, desert shrub, creosote bush flats, saltbush flats, cholla forest, mesquite scrub and woodland, oak-mesquite, oak savanna, oak-juniper woodland; (300–)700–2000 m." (Reslit: 2998)."
Growing Conditions
Water Use: LowLight Requirement: Sun , Part Shade
Drought Tolerance: High
Soil Description: "Sandy, gravelly, and rocky soil." (Reslit: 2998).
Benefit
Fragrant Foliage: yesPropagation
Propagation Material: SeedsResearch Literature
Reslit 2998 - Taxonomy of Apiastrum, Ammoselinum, and Spermolepis (Apiaceae) (2012) Nesom, G.L.This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Spermolepis lateriflora in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Spermolepis lateriflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Spermolepis lateriflora
Metadata
Record Modified: 2021-03-30Research By: Joseph A. Marcus