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Brittlestem

Mabrya acerifolia

Also called Mapleleaf False Snapdragon

Brittlestem
Photo: DeLange family, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Arizona
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Mabrya acerifolia, or brittlestem, 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. The epithet acerifolia refers to the somewhat maple-like shape of its leaves.

Other Mabrya plants

Mabrya coccinea · Mabrya erecta · Mabrya flaviflora · Mabrya geniculata · Mabrya rosei · Mabrya

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mabrya acerifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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