Stillingia paucidentata

Stillingia paucidentata, the Mojave toothleaf, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.[1] The Mojave toothleaf is endemic to southeastern California in the United States.[1][2] It may occur in nearby western Arizona, but no specimens from that state have been conclusively confirmed.[2] It grows in sandy areas and dry slopes, flowering between March and May and fruiting in May and June.[2]

Stillingia paucidentata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Stillingia
Species:
S. paucidentata
Binomial name
Stillingia paucidentata
Synonyms[1]

Stillingia linearifolia var. paucidentata (S.Watson) Jeps.

It was described by Sereno Watson in 1879.[3]

References

  1. "Stillingia paucidentata S.Watson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. Levin, G. A.; Gillespie, L. J. (2016). "Stillingia paucidentata". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 12. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-11-22 via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. "Stillingia paucidentata S.Watson". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-23.


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