Bernardia myricifolia
Bernardia myricifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Bernardieae |
Genus: | Bernardia |
Species: | B. myricifolia |
Binomial name | |
Bernardia myricifolia (Scheele) S.Wats. | |
Synonyms | |
Bernardia incana |
Bernardia myricifolia is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family known by the common names mouse's eye. It is also called mouse ear, or oreja de ratón in Spanish.[1] It is native to the desert southwest of the United States and northern Mexico. This is a shrub growing over two meters in maximum height. The small leaves are each up to three centimeters long, oval in shape, with scallop-shaped teeth along the edges. A dioecious species, male and female individuals produce different types of flowers. Staminate inflorescences are small clusters of male flowers, and pistillate inflorescences bear solitary female flowers. The fruit is a roughly rounded woolly capsule with three prominent chambers, each containing a seed.
References
- ↑ Mild, C. Rio Delta Wild: Bernardia myricifolia. June 5, 2004.