Acleisanthes parvifolia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Acleisanthes
- Species
- Acleisanthes parvifolia
- Scientific Name
- Acleisanthes parvifolia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Acleisanthes parvifolia
Acleisanthes parvifolia, common names littleleaf moonpod and Big Bend trumpets, is a plant species native to northeastern Chihuahua, Mexico, and western Texas, United States. In Texas, is known from only 4 counties: Culberson, Hudspeth, Brewster and Presidio. Some of the populations are situated inside Big Bend National Park, others within Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
Acleisanthes parvifolia is a perennial herb up to 60 cm tall, sometimes a bit woody at the base. Leaves are yellow-green, up to 25 mm long. Flowers are usually solitary, yellow-green, up to 6 cm long. Fruits are up to 10 mm long, hairy.
...Acleisanthes parvifolia in languages:
- English
- Littleleaf Moonpod
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Acleisanthes acutifolia
- Acleisanthes angustifolia
- Acleisanthes anisophylla
- Acleisanthes chenopodioides
- Acleisanthes crassifolia
- Acleisanthes diffusa
- Acleisanthes lanceolata
- Acleisanthes longiflora
- Acleisanthes nana
- Acleisanthes nevadensis
- Acleisanthes obtusa
- Acleisanthes palmeri
- Acleisanthes parvifolia
- Acleisanthes purpusiana
- Acleisanthes undulata
- Acleisanthes wrightii










