Species Information
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Plantaginales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Synthyris
Species: plantaginea
Arizona Coral-Drops - Synthyris plantaginea
Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Scapes solitary, to 40 cm tall, white-hirsute; leaves 5-15 cm long, ovate to oval, crenate or undulate-crenate, pilose to glabrate, basal leaves rounded to cordate at the base; floral bracts white-ciliate; calyx 3-4 mm long, the lobes oblong-lanceolate or oblong-elliptic, conspicuously ciliate; corolla white, 4-5 mm long, tube very short; staminal filaments exserted; capsule 4-5 mm long nearly circular, glabrous. Flowering from May to August.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 2
Number of Mapped Locations: 2
Number of Observations: 2
Observation date range: 06-23-1968 to 07-11-1995
External Links
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NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)