Plant Genera


Stipulicida

Family Code: CARYOP
Genus Code: STIPU
Genus CN: stipulicida
Genus Authority: Michx.
Genus Summary: A genus of a single species, herb, of se. North America.
Genus Identification: Identification notes: Stipulicida is immediately recognizable by its very wiry, dichotomously branched stems, the stem leaves reduced to subulate scales 0.5-2 mm long. Often overlooked is the basal winter rosette of spatulate leaves, to 15 mm long and 4 mm wide.
Genus References: Poindexter, Bennett, & Weakley (2014)=V; Judd (1983)=Z; Ward (2001)=Y; James (1957)=X; Swanson & Rabeler in FNA (2005); Bittrich in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
Last Updated: 2019-11-29
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