NUTTALLIA DIGITATA.
DIGITATE-LEAVED NUTTALLIA.
Monodelphia Polyandria^ Linn. Malvaceæ, Juss.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calix simple, 5-cleft. Capsules many, one-seeded, aggregated into an annulet. In
habit very closely allied to Sida. Nutt.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Digitated, glaucous, lower leaves pseudo-digitate, sub-peltate ; segments linear, sub'*
divided, somewhat glabrous, the upper ones three-parted and simple, peduncles,
sub-racemous, very long. Nutt.
SYNONYM.
C a l l ir h o e digitata, Nuttall, MS.
“ Root tuberous, somewhat fusiform and perennial. Stem simple or
sparingly branched, smooth and glaucous, about three to four feet high.
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