Datisca glomerata

Datisca glomerata DURANGO ROOT

Higher Taxonomy

Family: Datiscaceae

Common Name: DATISCA FAMILY
Habit: Perennial herb, glabrous (sparsely short-hairy); plants with either male or bisexual flowers [dioecious]. Leaf: alternate, pinnately lobed or compound. Inflorescence: axillary spikes or small clusters. Staminate Flower: calyx lobes 4--9, unequal; corolla 0; stamens 8--12, filaments short. Bisexual Flower: calyx lobes 3; stamens [0]2--4; ovary inferior, ovoid, 3-angled, chamber 1, placentas 3, parietal, styles 3, thread-like, 2-forked. Fruit: capsule, opening at top between styles. Seed: many, minute.
Genera In Family: 1 genus, 2 species: western North America, Asia. Note: With nitrogen-fixing root nodules.
eFlora Treatment Author: Steve Boyd & William J. Stone
Scientific Editor: Bruce G. Baldwin.

Genus: Datisca

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Etymology: (Name used by Dioscorides)

Datisca glomerata (C. Presl) Baill.

NATIVE
Stem: generally clustered, erect, branched, 1--2 m. Leaf: alternate above, +- opposite or +- whorled below, +- 15 cm, ovate to lanceolate, acuminate, coarsely and unequally pinnately lobed; petioles 2--3(4) cm. Flower: staminate flower calyx 2 mm; anthers 4 mm, +- sessile, yellow; bisexual flower calyx 5--8 mm; styles +- 6 mm. Fruit: +- 8 mm. Seed: +- 1 mm, light brown, pitted in rows.
Ecology: Dry streambeds or washes; Elevation: < 2000 m. Bioregional Distribution: CA-FP, s SNE, DMoj (Victorville, Cottonwood Mtns); Distribution Outside California: western Nevada, Baja California. Toxicity: All parts TOXIC. Flowering Time: May--Jul
Unabridged Note: Datisca cannabina L. of sw & central Asia is dioecious.
Jepson eFlora Author: Steve Boyd & William J. Stone
Index of California Plant Names (ICPN; linked via the Jepson Online Interchange)

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Citation for this treatment: Steve Boyd & William J. Stone 2012, Datisca glomerata, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=22377, accessed on April 17, 2024.

Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2024, Jepson eFlora, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/, accessed on April 17, 2024.

Datisca glomerata

Datisca glomerata

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Geographic subdivisions for Datisca glomerata: CA-FP, s SNE, DMoj (Victorville, Cottonwood Mtns)	MAP CONTROLS 1. You can change the display of the base map layer control box in the upper right-hand corner. 2. County and Jepson Region polygons can be turned off and on using the check boxes.

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