Jepson Interchange (more information)
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©Copyright 1993 by the Regents of the University of California
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Annual, perennial herb, shrub, generally fleshy
Stem underground or prostrate to erect
Leaves generally simple, generally cauline, generally opposite; stipule generally 0; blade generally glabrous, often glaucous
Inflorescence: cyme or flower solitary
Flower generally bisexual, radial; hypanthium present; sepals 3–8; petals generally many in several whorls, free or fused at base, linear, sometimes 0; stamens 1–many, free or fused in groups, outer often petal-like; nectary a ring or separate glands; pistil 1, ovary superior to inferior, chambers 1–20, placentas generally parietal, styles 0–20, stigmas 1–20
Fruit: generally capsule, opening by flaps or circumscissile, or berry or nut
Seeds 1–many per chamber, often with aril
Genera in family: 130 genera, 2500 species: generally subtropical, especially s Africa; many cultivated, some waifs in CA (e.g., Disphyma crassifolium (L.) L. Bolus: ovary glands convex and minutely crenate, stigmas densely plumose, fruit chambers 5, seeds ovate, ± smooth; Lampranthus species: ovary glands fused, fruit chambers 5, seeds pear-shaped, ± black, rough; both genera members of Ruschieae)
Reference: [Ferren et al. 1981 Madroño 28:80–85]
Glinus, Mollugo are in Molluginaceae.
Annual, biennial, glabrous, conspicuously papillate
Stem prostrate to ascending
Leaves alternate or opposite, cylindric or flat, reddish with age or stress
Inflorescence: cyme or flower solitary
Flower: sepals 4–5, 2 often leaf-like; petals free, linear, white; stamens many; ovary inferior, chambers 5–20, styles 5–20
Fruit: capsule, dehiscing when moist
Seeds many, round, compressed, often "D" shaped, with minute tubercles, light or dark reddish brown
Species in genus: 74 species: sw Africa, Medit, w Asia
Reference: [McVaugh 1974 Taxon 23:820–821]
Etymology: (Greek: afternoon-blooming)
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Stem prostrate to ascending, branched from base, 15–20 cm
Leaf sessile, 1–2 cm, linear, ± cylindric
Inflorescence: cyme or flower axillary; pedicel short
Flower 4–5 mm diam; hypanthium obconic; sepals 5, equal; petals white, aging yellow
Fruit: valves 5
Chromosomes: 2n=36
Ecology: Uncommon. Coastal bluffs, margins of saline wetlands
Elevation: < 100 m.
Bioregional distribution: San Francisco Bay Area, South Coast, Channel Islands
Distribution outside California: to Arizona, Mexico, Australia; native to s Africa
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