Crusea simplex
| Crusea simplex | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Crusea |
| Species: | C. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Crusea simplex (Willd.) J.H.Kirkbr. & Wiersema | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Crusea simplex is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.[2] It is an annual native to Mexico, Guatemala, and the southwestern United States.[1]
Description
[edit]Crusea simplex produces clusters of four-petaled tubular white flowers at the top of erect stems. Along green stems are small lanceolate-shaped leaves that grow opposite. Four white stamens with brownish-purple anthers stick out shortly above the opening of the flower. [3] [4]
Range
[edit]It can be found in Arizona and New Mexico in the southwestern US, across Mexico, and in Guatemala.[1]
Habitat
[edit]Can be found on moist soils in the bottom of canyons, on hillsides, and in open or wooded areas. [5]
Ecology
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Taxonomy
[edit]The species was first described as Knoxia simplex by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1818. In 2020 Joseph Harold Kirkbride and John Harry Wiersema placed the species in genus Crusea as C. simplex.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Crusea simplex (Willd.) J.H.Kirkbr. & Wiersema". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
- ↑ "Mountain Saucerflower (Crusea simplex)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ https://wildflowersearch.org/search?&tsn=501819
- ↑ https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=1000
- ↑ https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=1000
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