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, shrubs, trees, green root-parasites
Leaves entire; stipules 0
Inflorescence: generally small cymes in upper axils
Flower: calyx lobes 4–5 parted, fused side-to-side in bud, persistent; petals 0; stamens opposite sepals, inserted on fleshy disk; ovary superior to fully inferior, chamber 1, ovules 2–4, suspended from top of free-central placenta, style 1, thread-like, stigma head-like
Fruit: drupe or nut
Seed 1, spheric or ovoid
Genera in family: ± 26 genera, 250 species: generally tropical
Recent taxonomic note: Recently treated to include Viscaceae
[Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 1998 Ann Missouri Bot Gard 85:531–553]
Perennial, subshrub, smooth; rhizome extensive, horizontal
Stem 7–40 cm, green, blue-green, or grayish, striate
Leaves alternate, ± sessile
Flower subtended by bractlet; calyx tube bell- or urn-shaped, lobes (4–)5, ovate to oblong; anther base with a tuft of hair
Fruit drupe-like, crowned by persistent calyx
Seed spheric
Species in genus: 4 species: 3 Am, 1 Eur
Etymology: (Greek: hair, man, for hairy attachment of stamens)
Reference: [Piehl 1965 Mem Torrey Bot Club 22(1):1–97]
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Subshrub
Stems many from rhizome, 10–40 cm, leafy, glaucous, branched
Leaf 15–55 mm, lanceolate, acute to sharp-pointed, sometimes paler below
Flower 2–3.5 mm; sepals lanceolate to narrowly ovate, whitish; anthers ± 0.5 mm
Fruit 5–7.5 mm, oblong-ovoid; calyx tube sometimes forms "neck" above fruit
Ecology: Generally dry, ± rocky areas
Elevation: 300–3000 m.
Bioregional distribution: Klamath Ranges, Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, East of Sierra Nevada, n Mojave Desert?
Distribution outside California: to British Columbia, sw Nevada, nw Arizona
Flowering time: Apr–Aug
Synonyms: C. californica Rydb
Intergrades with subsp. pallida (A. DC.) Piehl in OR, WA, NV, AZHorticultural information: TRY.
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