Polycnemum majus

A. Braun ex Bogenhard

Flora 24: 151. 1841.

IntroducedIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 262.

Stems procumbent to erect, branches not twisted, 10–30 cm, glabrous. Leaves green to bluish green, (3–)10–25(–20) × 0.5–1 mm, base hyaline, sometimes with sparsely bristled margins, apex stiffly spine-tipped. Bracts ± 3 times perianth length. Bracteoles 1–2 times perianth length. Seeds 1.5–2 mm. 2n = 54.


Phenology: Flowering mid summer.
Habitat: Dry places, such as bare limestone flats
Elevation: 100-300 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Ont., Ill., N.Y., Europe.

Discussion

Reports of this species are increasingly rare, perhaps due to loss of habitat.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.