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 to tree
Leaves simple to pinnately to palmately compound, generally alternate; stipules free to fused, persistent to deciduous
Inflorescence: cyme, raceme, panicle, or flowers solitary
Flower generally bisexual, radial; hypanthium free or fused to ovary, saucer- to funnel-shaped, often with bractlets alternate with sepals; sepals generally 5; petals generally 5, free; stamens (0)5–many, pistils (0)1–many, simple or compound; ovary superior to inferior, styles 1–5
Fruit: achene, follicle, drupe, pome, or blackberry- to raspberry-like
Seeds generally 1–5
Genera in family: 110 genera, ± 3000 species: worldwide, especially temp. Many cultivated for ornamental and fruit, especially Cotoneaster , Fragaria , Malus , Prunus , Pyracantha, Rosa , and Rubus
Reference: [Robertson 1974 J Arnold Arbor 55:303–332,344–401,611–662]
Family description, key to genera by Barbara Ertter and Dieter H. Wilken.
Perennial; glands inconspicuous
Stem ascending to erect
Leaves generally basal, odd-1-pinnate; leaflets lobed, unevenly toothed, often alternately large and small
Inflorescence: generally cyme, open
Flower: hypanthium shallow; bractlets generally 5; sepals 5; petals 5; stamens > 20; pistils many, ovaries superior, continuous to style at top
Fruit: achene ± flat; style long, persistent
Species in genus: 40–50 species: generally n temp, arctic
Etymology: (Latin: ancient name)
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Plant in patches, rhizomed, ± gray-green
Stem generally 20–50 cm
Leaf generally 5–20 cm; leaflets wedge-shaped, generally 2–3-lobed ± 1/2 to base, lobes deeply few-toothed, main leaflets 3–6 per side, largest 1–3 cm, ± = terminal leaflet
Inflorescence 1–3-flowered; pedicels curved (straight in fruit)
Flower ± cup-shaped; bractlets 5–14 mm, linear-oblanceolate; sepals erect, 6–12 mm; petals 7–13 mm, ± elliptic, outcurved, cream or pink-tinged, persistent
Fruit: achene body 2.5–5 mm; style < 35 mm including generally persistent tip, not hooked, plumose
Chromosomes: n=21
Ecology: Dry meadow edges, sagebrush scrub, open yellow-pine forest
Elevation: 1300–3200 m.
Bioregional distribution: c Klamath Ranges (Marble Mtns), High Cascade Range, n&c High Sierra Nevada, Great Basin Floristic Province
Distribution outside California: to n&e N.America
Flowering time: May–Jul
Synonyms: G. canescens (Greene) Munz; G. ciliatum Pursh
Varieties indistinct in CAHorticultural information: 1, 2, 6 IRR: 3, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24; GRCVR.
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