Ayenia compacta
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Ayenia compacta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Ayenia |
Species: | A. compacta
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Binomial name | |
Ayenia compacta | |
Synonyms | |
Ayenia californica |
Ayenia compacta is a species of shrub in the mallow family known by the common name California ayenia.
It is native to California, Arizona, and Baja California, in the Sonoran Desert and its Colorado Desert, and in the sky islands of the Mojave Desert.
Description
Ayenia compacta is a small shrub producing many erect, branching stems up to 40 centimeters tall from a taproot. The sparse leaves are oval in shape and edged in dull teeth.
The flowers appear in the leaf axils. Each has upcurled sepals in one layer and downcurled petals in a layer just above. Each petal has a threadlike claw.
The capsule fruit is a purple-tinted yellow sphere about half a centimeter wide.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Ayenia compacta
- USDA Plants Profile for Ayenia compacta
- Ayenia compacta — UC Photos gallery
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- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
- Natural history of the Colorado Desert
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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