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Accession Data:

Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell.

  • Common Name: Devil's Claw
  • Family: Martyniaceae Stapf

  • Country of Origin: southwestern United States and Mexico
  • Habitat: Summer annual requiring sun and rich soil

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200700104
  • Source: ICPS Seedbank
  • Accession Date: 07-11-2007
  • Bench: 2101 - MED:Mediterranean A
    • Currently: dormant
    • Qty: 4 confirmed on 01-02-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Martyniaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007

References (internal):

  • Examples of Plant Seed Dispersal Mechanisms & Strategies
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Colorado / Kansas / Nebraska / Oklahoma / New Mexico / Texas

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, September 05, 2017.
  2. Proboscidea louisianica at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Tuesday, September 05, 2017.
  3. Devil's Claws at In Defense of Plants. Last accessed on Thursday, August 09, 2018.

data regenerated on Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:48:06 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Proboscidea louisianica

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Current Accessions in the Martyniaceae

  • Proboscidea louisianica
  • Proboscidea parviflora
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