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, subshrub, glabrous to glandular-hairy
Leaves simple, basal or cauline, alternate, opposite, or whorled, sessile or petioled; stipules 0
Inflorescence sometimes scapose
Flower bisexual, radial; parts generally in 4's or 5's; calyx deeply lobed, often persistent; corolla lobes spreading to reflexed; stamens epipetalous, opposite corolla lobes; ovary generally superior, 1-chambered, placenta basal or free-central, style 1, stigma head-like
Fruit: capsule, circumscissile or 2–6-valved
Seeds small, few–many
Genera in family: ± 25 genera, 600 species: especially n hemisphere; several ornamental (Cyclamen , Dodecatheon , Primula ).[Channell & Wood 1959 J Arnold Arbor 40:268–288]
Annual, perennial herb, generally < 12 cm
Leaves in basal rosette
Inflorescence: umbel 1 per scapose peduncle, terminal, subtended by involucral bracts
Flower: parts in 5's; calyx tube scarious; corolla salverform, tube narrowed at top, lobes acute to obtuse at tip; stamens included, filaments ± 0 or short, anthers oblong; ovary superior, spheric, style short
Fruit 5-valved, spheric
Species in genus: ± 100 species: n temp, arctic, especially Asia
Etymology: (Greek: uncertain sea-plant)
Reference: [Robbins 1944 Amer Midl Nat 32:137–163]
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Annual or weak perennial herb, 1–6 cm, hairy; peduncles 1 to generally several
Leaf 5–20 mm, linear-lanceolate, tapered to petiole, entire to finely dentate
Inflorescence: involucre bracts 1.7–3 mm, generally ± < 0.5 mm wide, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate; pedicels 0.5–5 cm
Flower: calyx (2.5)3–4 mm, glabrous or puberulent at base, tube > lobes, scarious between ridges, lobes widely lanceolate to triangular, generally reddish, tips acute to obtuse; corolla = or > calyx, white
Ecology: Dry, rocky sites
Elevation: 2700–3600 m.
Bioregional distribution: c&s High Sierra Nevada, San Bernardino Mountains, East of Sierra Nevada
Distribution outside California: to British Columbia, Rocky Mtns
Flowering time: Jul–Aug
Synonyms: subsp. puberulenta (Rydb.) G.T. Robbins
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