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Annual to subshrubs, fleshy
Leaves generally simple, generally basal and cauline, alternate or opposite, generally reduced upward
Inflorescence: generally cyme, generally bracted
Flower: sepals generally 35, generally ± free; petals generally 35, ± free or fused; stamens = to >> sepals, free or epipetalous; pistils generally 35, simple (sometimes fused at base), ovary 1-chambered, placenta 1, parietal, ovules 1many, style 1
Fruit: follicles generally 35
Seeds 1many, small
Genera in family: ± 30 genera, ± 1500 species: ± worldwide, especially dry temp; many cultivated for ornamental. Family description and generic key by Melinda F. Denton and Reid Moran.
Perennial, fleshy, glabrous
Stem generally caudex or corm-like, generally vertical, branched or not, generally covered with dried leaves or leaf bases
Leaves in basal rosettes, evergreen vernal and ephemeral
Inflorescence: cyme, axillary, 1-sided; bracts leaf-like, alternate
Flower: sepals 5, fused below; petals 5, fused at base, erect to spreading above; stamens 10, epipetalous; pistils 5, ± fused below
Fruit: follicles 5, erect to spreading, many-seeded
Seed < 1 mm, narrowly ovoid, brown, striate
Species in genus: ± 45 species: sw North America
Etymology: (W.R. Dudley, western US botanist, 18491911)
Reference: [Moran in Jacobsen 1960 Handb Succ Plant:344359]
Unopened follicles generally most reliable for posture (erect, spreading, etc.).
Native |
Stem: caudex short; branches 0few
Leaf oblong-lanceolate, glaucous in youth; tip acute
Inflorescence often reddish; 1° branches 23, simple or forked 1 X ; pedicel 520 mm
Flower: sepals 48 mm, deltate, acute; petals 2.54 mm wide, oblong-lanceolate, acute
Ecology: Rocky, generally n-facing slopes
Elevation: 2402200 m.
Bioregional distribution: Peninsular Ranges, Desert Mountains
Distribution outside California: c Arizona, n Baja California
Native |
Stem: caudex 11.5 cm wide
Leaf 39 cm, 515 mm wide, 1.53 mm thick; base 515 mm wide
Inflorescence: peduncle 0.52 dm, 24 mm wide; terminal branches not wavy, 14 cm, 29-flowered
Flower: petals 912 mm, fused 14 mm, bright yellow, generally red-tinged
Chromosomes: n=68,85
Ecology: UNCOMMON. N-facing, granitic or limestone slopes
Elevation: 11002200 m.
Bioregional distribution: n Desert Mountains (w Panamint Mtns)
Flowering time: MayJun
Horticultural information: DRN, DRY: 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24; DFCLT.