- Anulocaulis
Taxobox
name = "Anulocaulis"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Anulocaulis annulatus", Death Valley
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Caryophyllales
familia =Nyctaginaceae
genus = "Anulocaulis"
genus_authority = Standl.
subdivision_ranks = species
subdivision = 5 - See text"Anulocaulis" is a small genus of flowering plants known generally as ringstems. These five species are sometimes treated as members of genus "
Boerhavia ". Ringstems are thickly-rooted perennial wildflowers with glutinous brown bands at their stem internodes, the trait which gives them their common and Latin names. They bear tubular flowers at the tops of their stems. Ringstems are native to North America.Species:
*"Anulocaulis annulatus " - valley ringstem
*"Anulocaulis eriosolenus " - Big Bend ringstem
*"Anulocaulis gypsogenus " - gypsum ringstem
*"Anulocaulis leiosolenus " - southwestern ringstem
*"Anulocaulis reflexus " - Texas ringstemExternal links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5194,5213 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ANULO USDA Plants Profile]
*ITIS|ID=19584
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