Mucronea is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with two species restricted to California. Known generally as spineflowers, they are closely related to genus Chorizanthe. They are annual herbs producing slender, erect, glandular stems from taproots. The leaves are located in a rosette around the base of the stem and wither quickly. The inflorescence is an open array of flowers, each blooming in an involucre of spiny bracts lined with awn-tipped teeth. The six-lobed flowers are white to pink.[1][2]
Mucronea is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with two species restricted to California. Known generally as spineflowers, they are closely related to genus Chorizanthe. They are annual herbs producing slender, erect, glandular stems from taproots. The leaves are located in a rosette around the base of the stem and wither quickly. The inflorescence is an open array of flowers, each blooming in an involucre of spiny bracts lined with awn-tipped teeth. The six-lobed flowers are white to pink.
Mucronea es un género de plantas pertenecientes a la familia Polygonaceae. Comprende 2 especies descritas y aceptadas.[1]
El género fue descrito por George Bentham y publicado en Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 17(3): 405, 419, pl. 20. 1836.[2] La especie tipo es: Mucronea californica Benth.Rolfe
A continuación se brinda un listado de las especies del género Mucronea aceptadas hasta mayo de 2014, ordenadas alfabéticamente. Para cada una se indica el nombre binomial seguido del autor, abreviado según las convenciones y usos.
Mucronea es un género de plantas pertenecientes a la familia Polygonaceae. Comprende 2 especies descritas y aceptadas.
