Cycloloma

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cycloloma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cycloloma (Greek for circle and border, from the encircling wing of the calyx). Chenopodiaceae. One weedy herb, C. atriplicifolium, Coulter (C. plaiyphyllum, Moq.), of sandy soils from Minn., west and south, which was once intro. as the "cyclone plant," since the plant is a tumble-weed or rolls before the wind when it is matured and becomes detached from the soil. The plant is a much-branched rank-growing annual, 1-2 ft. nigh, pubescent or nearly glabrous, with narrow but flat and sinuate lvs., and bractless fls. in an open panicle. The fls. are very small, perfect or sometimes lacking the stamens; calyx 5-cleft, the lobes strongly keeled and becoming winged and inclosing the seed. Plant not fleshy or jointed. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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