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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Perennial, shrub; hairs short and in stellate clusters, or short or long and simple, peltate, or glandular
Stem erect, generally branched
Leaves simple, generally opposite, entire, petioled or not; stipules present or 0
Inflorescence: cyme (raceme- or panicle-like), or flowers solitary
Flower generally bisexual, radial; sepals 5, outer 2 often narrower, bract-like, or 3, often persistent in fruit; petals generally 5, generally ephemeral; stamens generally many, free, ± persistent in fruit or not; ovary superior, chamber 1 (or appearing as 3–10 from intruded parietal placentas), style 1 or 0, stigma generally 1, entire or 3–10-lobed
Fruit: capsule, loculicidal, 3–10-valved
Seeds 3–many
Genera in family: 8 genera, 165 species: warm temp, especially Medit; some cultivated (Cistus ; Helianthemum ; Tuberaria )
Reference: [Brizicky 1964 J Arnold Arbor 45:346–357]
Fls open in sunshine for < 1 day.
Shrub, evergreen, hairy
Stem < 2.5 m
Leaves generally opposite, ovate to oblong, petioled or not; stipules 0
Inflorescence panicle-like or flowers solitary
Flower: sepals 3 or 5; petals white or pink to purple, generally with dark or yellow blotch at base; ovary 1-chambered, placentas 5, style 1 or 0, stigma large, hemispheric, 5–10-lobed
Fruit 5–10-valved
Etymology: (Ancient Greek name)
[Bean 1970 Trees & shrubs Brit Isles I:615–629] Some hybrids and cultivars.
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Stem < 1.3 m; hairs long, in short, stellate clumps, or 0
Leaf: petiole 3–15 mm; blade elliptic, ± wrinkled on upper surface, with generally 1 main vein from base, margin ± wavy
Inflorescence generally panicle-like, 1–7-flowered; pedicel < 2 cm
Flower: sepals 5, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate; petals 2–3 cm, rose to purple; style thread-like, ± = stamens
Ecology: Uncommon. Disturbed places
Elevation: < 500 m.
Bioregional distribution: n&s Central Coast, n South Coast
Distribution outside California: native to s Europe
Synonyms: C. villosus L., including vars
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