Bernardia myricifolia
| Bernardia myricifolia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Bernardieae |
| Genus: | Bernardia |
| Species: | B. myricifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Bernardia myricifolia (Scheele) S.Wats. | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Bernardia incana | |
Bernardia myricifolia is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family known by the common names mouse's eye. It is also called mouse ear, or oreja de ratón in Spanish.[1] It is native to the desert southwest of the United States and northern Mexico. This is a shrub growing over two meters in maximum height. The small leaves are each up to three centimeters long, oval in shape, with scallop-shaped teeth along the edges. A dioecious species, male and female individuals produce different types of flowers. Staminate inflorescences are small clusters of male flowers, and pistillate inflorescences bear solitary female flowers. The fruit is a roughly rounded woolly capsule with three prominent chambers, each containing a seed.
References
- ↑ Mild, C. Rio Delta Wild: Bernardia myricifolia. June 5, 2004.