Desmanthus acuminatus Bentham. Common name: Sharp-pod Bundleflower, Wild Tantan. Phenology: Apr-May (-Oct). Habitat: Gravelly or sandy open areas. Distribution: C. TX south to coastal se. TX; central South America.
ID notes: "Desmanthus acuminatus may be distinguished in the flora area [North America] by the red, napiform taproot, pubescent stipules with prominent auricles, and longer petiole with flattened nectary"
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, K4, NcTx, POWO, Tx, Luckow (1993); = Acuan acuminata (Benth.) Kuntze — S13; = Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd. var. acuminatus (Benth.) Isely — NS, Isely (1998). Basionym: Desmanthus acuminatus Benth. 1841
Links to other floras: = Desmanthus acuminatus - FNA11.1
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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