An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 250 RUBIACEAE. \0L. 2. LITTORELLA L. Mant. 2: 295. 1771. A low perennial succulent herb, with linear entire basal leaves and monoecious flowers,the staminate solitary or two together at the summits of slender scapes, the pistillate sessileamong the leaves. Sepals 4 Corolla of the staminate flowers with a somewhat urceolatetube, and a spreading 4-lobed limb. Corolla of th
An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 250 RUBIACEAE. \0L. 2. LITTORELLA L. Mant. 2: 295. 1771. A low perennial succulent herb, with linear entire basal leaves and monoecious flowers,the staminate solitary or two together at the summits of slender scapes, the pistillate sessileamong the leaves. Sepals 4 Corolla of the staminate flowers with a somewhat urceolatetube, and a spreading 4-lobed limb. Corolla of the pistillate flowers urn-shaped, flowers with 4 long-exserted stamens, their filaments filiform, the anthers flowers with a single ovary and a long-exserted filiform style. Fruit an indehiscenti-seeded nutlet. [Latin, shore.] Two known species, the following typical, the other in southern South America. I. Littorella uniflora (L.) Ascherson. Plan-tain Shore-weed. Shore-grass. Fig. 3911. Plautago uniflora L. Sp. PI. 115. lacustris L. Mant. 2: 295. uniflora Ascherson, Fl. Brand. 544. 1864. Tufted, usually growing in mats; leaves brightgreen, i-3 long, V-i wide, spreading
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