Status: Native
Synonyms:
Apium echinatum (Nutt. ex DC.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex S. Watson
Spermolepis echinata is a diminutive plant with small linear leaflets and
small white flowers. The fruits have small hairs that are hooked at the tips. The roots do not form
large storage structures like the carrots most people visualize. A similar species, Spermolepis divaricata, has small bumps (tubercles) instead of hooked hairs on the fruits. Spermolepis echinata is found at lower elevation in dry areas.
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Spermolepis echinata, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Engineer Cyn., Apr. 12, 2008
Spermolepis echinata, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
Spermolepis echinata, 4x field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
Spermolepis echinata, 5x macro of flowers and hooked hairs, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
Spermolepis echinata, measured specimen, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
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