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Micromonolepis
Family:
Amaranthaceae
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FNA
Resources
Noel H. Holmgren in Flora of North America (vol. 4)
Herbs,
annual, monoecious, delicate, ± farinose.
Stems
erect, dichotomously branched; branches not jointed, not armed, ultimate branches filiform.
Leaves
alternate, ± petiolate, succulent; blade oblanceolate to spatulate, base attenuate or sometimes abruptly petiolate, margins entire to hastate, apex obtuse to rounded.
Inflorescences
dichotomously branched with solitary flowers in axils and terminating branches, rarely in 2-4-flowered clusters.
Flowers
unisexual, sessile; perianth segments (1-)2-3; staminate flowers with 1-2 stamens; ovary superior; pistillate flowers connate proximally, style 1, stigmas 2.
Fruiting structures
somewhat flattened utricles; pericarps ± adherent to seeds, tuberculate-papillose, membranous.
Seeds
vertical, lenticular; seed coat dark brown, smooth, shiny; embryo annular; perisperm copious.
Micromonolepis pusilla
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