View source for Argythamnia lanceolata

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|accepted_name=Argythamnia lanceolata
|accepted_authority=(Bentham) Müller Arg.
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Linnaea
|place=34: 148. 1865
|year=1865
|other_info_on_pub=(as Argyrothamnia)
}}
|common_names=Narrowleaf silverbush
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Serophyton lanceolatum
|authority=Bentham
|rank=species
|publication_title=Bot. Voy. Sulphur,
|publication_place=52. 1844
}}
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Aphora lanceolata
|authority=(Bentham) Engelmann & A. Gray
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Argythamnia palmeri
|authority=S. Watson
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=A. sericophylla
|authority=A. Gray ex S. Watson
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=A. sericophylla var. verrucosemina
|authority=Millspaugh
|rank=variety
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Ditaxis lanceolata
|authority=(Bentham) Pax & K. Hoffmann
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=D. palmeri
|authority=(S. Watson) Pax & K. Hoffmann
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=D. sericophylla
|authority=(A. Gray ex S. Watson) A. Heller
|rank=species
}}
|hierarchy=Euphorbiaceae;Argythamnia;Argythamnia lanceolata
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Euphorbiaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Argythamnia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Argythamnia lanceolata]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 12
|mention_page=page 173, 178
|treatment_page=page 177
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs </b>or subshrubs, perennial, monoecious or dioecious, to 10 dm. <b>Stems</b> erect, hairy, hairs silvery or not, malpighiaceous. <b>Leaves</b>: stipules persistent, subulate, 0.5–1.3 mm, margins not glandular; petiole 1–3 mm; blade lanceolate to ovate, 1–4.5 × 0.4–1.4 cm, margins usually entire, rarely serrulate, without glands, surfaces hairy, hairs silvery or not, malpighiaceous. <b>Inflorescences</b> bisexual or unisexual, 0.4–1.3 cm; bracts ovate to elliptic, 1–2 mm, margins without glands. <b>Flowers</b> without pink dye when wetted. <b>Staminate</b> flowers: sepals lanceolate, 2–3 × 0.5–0.8 mm; petals elliptic, 2.5–3.4 × 0.7–1.2 mm, adnate to androphore; nectary glands ovate to subulate, 0.7–1 × 0.3–0.4 mm, free from androphore, glabrous; stamens 10, staminodes 3–5, glabrous. <b>Pistillate</b> flowers: sepals lanceolate, 3–6.5 × 0.7–1.8 mm, without glands; petals 5, elliptic, 1.8–3 × 0.7–1.4 mm; nectary glands oblate, elliptic to ovate, 0.4–1 × 0.5–0.7 mm, glabrous, rarely pubescent; ovary strigose to hispidulous; styles 1.5–2 mm, glabrous; stigmas flattened. <b>Capsules</b> 3–5 mm, strigose to hispidulous. <b>Seeds</b> 1.8–2.5 mm, foveolate, striate.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering year-round.
|habitat=Desert scrub, rocky soils.
|elevation=0–1000 m.
|distribution=Ariz.;Calif.;Mexico (Baja California;Baja California Sur;Sonora).
|discussion=<p><i>Argythamnia lanceolata</i> is a common shrub of the Sonoran Desert and is easily recognized by its densely strigose, lanceolate to ovate, usually entire leaves, strongly flattened stigmas, and staminate flower petals adnate to the androphore. Plants from shady canyons tend to have broader and less hairy leaves.</p>
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name=Argythamnia lanceolata
|authority=(Bentham) Müller Arg.
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Aphora lanceolata;Argythamnia palmeri;A. sericophylla;A. sericophylla var. verrucosemina;Ditaxis lanceolata;D. palmeri;D. sericophylla
|basionyms=Serophyton lanceolatum
|family=Euphorbiaceae
|phenology=Flowering year-round.
|habitat=Desert scrub, rocky soils.
|elevation=0–1000 m.
|distribution=Ariz.;Calif.;Mexico (Baja California;Baja California Sur;Sonora).
|reference=None
|publication title=Linnaea
|publication year=1865
|special status=
|source xml=https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V12/V12_1073.xml
|genus=Argythamnia
|species=Argythamnia lanceolata
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