Kallstroemia parviflora: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Zygophyllales
- Family
- Zygophyllaceae
- Genus
- Kallstroemia
- Species
- Kallstroemia parviflora
- Scientific Name
- Kallstroemia parviflora
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Kallstroemia parviflora
Kallstroemia parviflora, also called small-flowered carpetweed or warty caltrop, is a species of flowering plant. It is found in the United States, and extends as far south as Central America. From east to west, it can be found from Illinois to Arizona. It is an orange or yellow small-flowered annual, with zygomorphic flowers consistent with the Zygophyllaceae, or creosote-bush family, to which it belongs. Leaves are compound and are 3–6 cm, with 4 pairs leaflets. The stem is pubescent and 30–60 cm. Flowers measure at 1 cm, while the ovoid fruit measures at 4 mm. The plant prefers dry soils and can be found in locations such as near roads and railroads.
...Kallstroemia parviflora in languages:
- English
- Warty Caltrop
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Kallstroemia adscendens
- Kallstroemia boliviana
- Kallstroemia californica
- Kallstroemia curta
- Kallstroemia grandiflora
- Kallstroemia hintonii
- Kallstroemia hirsutissima
- Kallstroemia incana
- Kallstroemia maxima
- Kallstroemia mexicana
- Kallstroemia parviflora
- Kallstroemia peninsularis
- Kallstroemia perennans
- Kallstroemia porteri
- Kallstroemia pubescens
- Kallstroemia rosei
- Kallstroemia standleyi
- Kallstroemia tribuloides
- Kallstroemia tucumanensis































































































































































