Buchnera obliqua

Bentham

in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 498. 1846.

Synonyms: Buchnera arizonica (A. Gray) Pennell B. pilosa var. arizonica A. Gray
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 507. Mentioned on page 506.

Perennials; not blackening upon drying. Stems simple or branched distal to middle, 2–6 dm, spreading- or ascending-hispid, hairs pustular-based. Leaves not smaller distally; blade obscurely 3-nerved, linear to linear-lanceolate, 20–50 x 2–6 mm, margins entire or irregularly dentate, teeth 0.5–2 mm, apex acute, surfaces short-hispid. Spikes: bracts ovate-lanceolate, 5–9 mm. Pedicels 0–1 mm; bracteoles 5–9 mm. Flowers: calyx 7–9 mm, tube prominently 10-nerved, ascending-hispid, hairs pustular-based; corolla 10–15 mm, hairy externally, lobes 3–5 mm; style included, 2–3 mm. Capsules blackish, ovoid, 4.5–6 mm, glabrous. Seeds 0.6–0.8 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Aug–Sep.
Habitat: Streamsides in oak woodlands.
Elevation: 1100–2000 m.

Distribution

Ariz., Mexico, Central America (Guatemala, Honduras), South America (Ecuador).

Discussion

Buchnera obliqua was first collected in the flora area in the Huachuca Mountains in August 1882; it was next collected in 1993, also from the Huachuca Mountains.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Ariz. +, Mexico +, Central America (Guatemala +, Honduras) +  and South America (Ecuador). +
1100–2000 m. +
Streamsides in oak woodlands. +
Flowering Aug–Sep. +
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. +
Buchnera arizonica +  and B. pilosa var. arizonica +
Buchnera obliqua +
Buchnera +
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