Jepson Interchange (more information)
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This page is based on the 1993 Jepson Manual.
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©Copyright 1993 by the Regents of the University of California
Print edition is available from the University of California Press |
| 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 |
Perennial from rhizome, emergent aquatic, glabrous
Stem ± erect, unbranched, rooting at nodes, hollow
Leaves simple, in whorls of generally 6–12, sessile, linear to elliptic, entire; stipules 0
Inflorescence: flowers solitary in upper axils, ± sessile
Flower inconspicuous, generally bisexual (or staminate below pistillate); calyx a minute rim at ovary top; petals 0; stamen 1, off-center on top of ovary; ovary inferior, chamber 1, style 1, off-center, ± = stamen, slender, generally in groove between anther sacs, ± entirely stigmatic
Fruit: achene or thin-walled drupe
Genera in family: 1 genus, 1 variable sp.: temp and cool regions. Wind-pollinated. Not closely related to Haloragaceae, to which the sp. is sometimes assigned.
Species in genus: 1 sp
Etymology: (Greek: horse tail)
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Stem 3–6 dm; upper 1/4–1/2 emergent
Leaf 1–3.5 cm
Fruit 2–3 mm
Chromosomes: 2n=32
Ecology: Margins of shallow ponds, springs, marshy and swampy areas, roadsides, irrigation ditches
Elevation: 0–2700 m.
Bioregional distribution: Northwestern California, High Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, San Francisco Bay Area, San Bernardino Mountains, San Jacinto Mountains, Modoc Plateau
Distribution outside California: much of n hemisphere, Australia, s S.AmericaHorticultural information: shallow water: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17; INV.
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