Mabrya acerifolia

Mabrya acerifolia, or brittlestem,[3] is a mat-forming herbaceous perennial native to south-central Arizona. It has pale yellow tubular flowers. It was first described by Francis W. Pennell in 1924 in the genus Maurandya and transferred to Mabrya by Wayne J. Elisens in 1985.[2] The epithet acerifolia refers to the somewhat maple-like shape of its leaves.

In habitat

Mabrya acerifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Mabrya
Species:
M. acerifolia
Binomial name
Mabrya acerifolia
(Pennell) Elisens[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Maurandya acerifolia Pennell
  • Antirrhinum flaviflorum var. dentatum Tidestr.
  • Asarina acerifolia (Pennell) Pennell

References
  1. "Mabrya acerifolia", The Plant List, retrieved 2014-08-20
  2. Elisens, Wayne J. (1985), "Monograph of the Maurandyinae (Scrophulariaceae-Antirrhineae)", Systematic Botany Monographs, 5: 1–97, doi:10.2307/25027602, JSTOR 25027602
  3. "Mabrya acerifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 25 June 2015.


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