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(a) (b)Fig. 1.15. Phacelia crenulata: (a) fol. 39v; (b)P. crenulata(Courtesy of Tom Chester,
http://tchester.org/sd/plants/floras/borrego_mtn.html)..)
patlahua-ctz ̄ ̄ıtzicaztli ̄ (wide/broad nettle) on fol. 47r in the Codex Cruz-
Badianus (Emmart 1940; D ́ıaz 1976; Cruz and Badiano 1991; Gates 2000;
Clayton et al. 2009; deAvila Blomberg 2012). ́
I. Brassicaceae
- Fol. 90v.Caulanthus heterophyllus(Fig. 1.18). This phytomorph
might beCaulanthus heterophyllus(Nutt.) Payson, San Diego wild cab-
bage or San Diego jewelflower (Fig. 1.18a). The flowers ofC. heterophyl-
lusare four-petaled, white with a purple streak down the center, with
four protruding dark purple anthers (Fig. 1.18b). Leaves vary from den-
tate to lobed but are typically clasping, not petiolate (Fig. 1.18c). This
annual species is native to California and Baja California (Al-Shehbaz
2012).
J. Cactaceae
- Fol. 100r #8.Opuntiasp., cf.O. ficus-indica(Fig. 1.19).Phyto-
morph #8 on fol. 100r has the shape of a prickly pear cactus pad or fruit
with areoles bearing leaf primordia and tiny fruits on the top edge, that