Jepson Interchange (more information)
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©Copyright 1993 by the Regents of the University of California
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| The second edition of The Jepson Manual (2012) is available from the University of California Press | |
| See also the Jepson eFlora, which parallels the Second Edition |
Annual to tree
Leaves generally cauline, generally simple, generally alternate, petioled or not; stipules 0
Inflorescence: panicle, raceme, spike, or flowers solitary in axils, generally open; bracts leaf-like or not
Flower: bisexual, radial or bilateral, sometimes inverted (pedicel twisted 180°; hypanthium generally present, ± fused to ovary; sepals generally 5; corolla radial to 2-lipped, generally fused (tube sometimes split down back), lobes generally 5; stamens 5, free or ± fused (anthers and filaments fused into tube or filaments fused above middle); ovary inferior, sometimes half inferior, chambers 1–3, placentas axile or parietal, ovules many, style generally 1, 2–5-branched
Fruit: generally capsule, dehiscing on sides or at tip by pores or short valves
Seeds many
Genera in family: ± 70 genera, ± 2000 species: worldwide. Some cultivated for ornamental (Campanula, Jasione, Lobelia ). Subfamilies sometimes treated as different families.
Perennial, glabrous or hairy
Leaves mostly basal or all cauline, 0.5–1.5 cm wide, linear-lanceolate to elliptic, sessile; margin with small, gland-tipped teeth
Inflorescence: raceme
Flower inverted in full bloom by twisted pedicel; corolla red or blue, rarely white, tube entire or with an upper sinus, limb strongly 2-lipped, 2 lobes of upper lip < 3 of lower; stamens fused, generally 2 smaller anthers each with terminal tuft of bristles, 1 sometimes triangular or horn-like, others linear, shorter; ovary ± spheric, chambers 2, placentas 2, axile
Fruit dehiscent by 2 valves at tip
Species in genus: ± 350 species: ± worldwide
Etymology: (Matthias de l'Obel, Flemish botanist, 1538–1616)
Fl part positions (upper, next to stem; lower, away from stem) given at full bloom.
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Stem decumbent to erect, 2–8.5 dm, < 4 mm diam, light green
Flower: corolla blue, hairy, tube 12(14)–19 mm, entire, in age splitting incompletely from base to near middle; anther tube 2.3–3 mm, triangular bristle at tips of 2 shorter anthers present
Chromosomes: n=7
Ecology: Falls, seeps of cliffs
Elevation: 30–1820 m.
Bioregional distribution: Outer South Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, San Jacinto Mountains
Distribution outside California: n Baja CaliforniaHorticultural information: WET or IRR, SHD: 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24; WET or IRR, SUN: 14, 15, 16, 17; INV.
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