Jepson Interchange (more information)
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©Copyright 1993 by the Regents of the University of California
Print edition is available from the University of California Press |
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Annual, perennial herb, shrub, vine
Leaves simple or compound, cauline (or most in basal rosette), alternate or opposite; stipules 0
Inflorescence: cymes, heads, or flowers solitary
Flower: calyx generally 5-ribbed, ribs often connected by translucent membranes that are generally torn by growing fruit; corolla generally 5-lobed, radial or bilateral, salverform to bell-shaped, throat often well defined; stamens generally 5, epipetalous, attached at same or different levels, filaments of same or different lengths, pollen white, yellow, blue, or red; ovary superior, chambers generally 3, style 1, stigmas generally 3
Fruit: capsule
Seeds 1–many, gelatinous or not when wet
Genera in family: 19 genera, 320 species: Am, n Eur, n Asia; some cultivated (Cantua, Cobaea (cup-and-saucer vine), Collomia, Gilia, Ipomopsis, Linanthus, Phlox )
Recent taxonomic note: *See also revised taxonomy of Porter and Johnson 2000 Aliso 19(1):55–91; Porter 1998 Aliso 17:83–85
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Annual, perennial herb, generally erect
Stem glabrous, hairy, glandular, or cobwebby
Leaves simple, generally alternate; basal generally in rosette, toothed, pinnately lobed, or entire; cauline generally reduced; leaf tips, calyx lobes acute, acuminate, or needle-like
Inflorescence: flowers solitary or clustered, 1–many in axils of bracts
Flower: calyx membranous between ribs, membrane splitting or expanding; corolla > calyx, lobes generally ovate
Fruit generally ovoid; chambers 3, valves separating from top
Seeds 3–many, brown, generally gelatinous when wet
Species in genus: ± 70 species: w North America, South America
Etymology: (Felipe Gil, 18th century Spanish botanist)
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Stem: 20–45 cm, branches ± erect, hairy below
Leaves: basal in loose rosette, 2–7 cm, 2-pinnate, translucent-hairy; axis linear; lobes short-acuminate; upper linear, entire or lobed at base
Inflorescence loose; pedicels 5–20 mm in unequal pairs, glands flat-topped
Flower: calyx generally glabrous, green with purple marks or not, rib width < membrane, lobes acuminate; corolla 5–10 mm, 2–3 X calyx, lavender to white, tube included, throat yellow-spotted, lobes 1–1.5 X throat; stamens, style exserted
Fruit 4–6 mm, 1–2 X calyx, narrowly ovoid
Seeds 7–13 per chamber
Chromosomes: 2n=18
Ecology: Open, sandy areas
Elevation: 600–1200 m.
Bioregional distribution: Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, Desert Mountains
Flowering time: Mar–Jun
Like G. splendens but flowers smaller, paler, self-pollinated
Recent taxonomic note: *Saltugilia australis (H. Mason & A.D. Grant) L.A. Johnson
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