SQUAMULOSA Rose, 1903

Synonyms :

Altamiranoa squamulosa  (Rose) E.Walther (1938)

Cotyledon parviflora var. squamulosa   S.Watson (1887)

Sedum squamulosum  S.Watson (1887)

Distribution : USA (South-western Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, north Zacatecas).

Description (according to IHSP, 2003) :

Herbs.

Roots thickened, clustered.

Stems short-lived, erect or ascending, slender, basally branched, somewhat rough-papillose, 5 - 20 (-25) cm.

Leaves 20 - 70, linear, 10 - 25 x 1 - 3 mm.

Inflorescences lax spikes or thyrses with 10 - 30 branches, pedicels absent or short.

Flowers : Corolla small, open, 5 - 7 mm in diameter, sepals elliptic-obovate, 1 – 3 mm, petals ovate, 2 - 3 mm, rose-coloured, tube hardly 0.5 - 0.75 mm, lobes spreading from above the middle, acute.

Cytology : n = 17

According the ICBN Art. 58.3, Ex. 2, Rose is the sole author for the combination V. squamulosa.