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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Kallstroemia maxima
FAMILY
Zygophyllaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kallstroemia maxima
FAMILY
Zygophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Kallstroemia maxima
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Kallstroemia maxima
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 102-02-001:
Kallstroemia maxima FAMILY Zygophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Kallstroemia maxima
COMMON NAME:
Greater Caltrop
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Keith Bradley kab_k_maxima_77782
June Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_k_maxima_76823
July Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_k_maxima_76823b
July Miami-Dade County FL
Leaves even-pinnately compound, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Keith Bradley kab_k_maxima_76823c
July Miami-Dade County FL
The flower morphology is similar to Tribulus, per Wikipedia.
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Keith Bradley kab_k_maxima_76823d
July Miami-Dade County FL
Similar to Tribulus but w unarmed fruit, 10-12 locular ovary, 1-seeded carpels, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Kallstroemia maxima
FAMILY
Zygophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kallstroemia maxima
FAMILY
Zygophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Kallstroemia maxima
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Kallstroemia maxima
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 102-02-001:
Kallstroemia maxima
FAMILY
Zygophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Kallstroemia maxima
3979
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Disturbed areas, dunes; native status uncertain, probably native in FL peninsula, but probably early introduced in more northern parts of our area from the Neotropics, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native? probably early introduced from the Neotropics, possibly via ballast
Waif(s)
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Fruit tuberculate or rugose, but not spiny
LEAVES:
Even-pinnately compound
Opposite
FLOWER:
Yellow or pale orange
5 sepals
5 petals
10 stamens
Flowers in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Schizocarp of mericarps
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