Samolus floribundus Kunth

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Primulaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Samolus floribundus Kunth

  • Description

    Species Description - Erect or ascending, 1.5-6 dm. high. Leaves 2-8 cm. long, obovate, obtuse; flowers less than 2 mm. broad, in elongated panicled racemes; pedicels filiform, spreading, 8-25 mm. long, bracteolate near the middle; calyx-lobes acute, shorter than the corolla; corolla-lobes longer than the tube; staminodia 5; capsule 2-3 mm. in diameter.

  • Distribution

    Moist soil, New Providence : throughout temperate North America to Florida, Texas, California and Mexico ; Cuba. Water Pimpernel.

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