|
|
 |
Key to MonardellaView taxon page for Monardella
(For a list of species in Monardella, use the above link.) Jepson Manual glossary definitions can be seen by moving your cursor over words underlined with dots. 1. Calyx generally >= 12 mm; corolla lobes  1. A major expansion or bulge, such as on the margin of a leaf, sepal, or petal, or on the surface of an ovary. 2. The free tips of otherwise fused structures, such as sepals or petals; larger than teeth. 1/5–1/2 tube; subshrub 2. Corolla 15–30 mm, white to cream-yellow or rose-tinged, tube cylindrical, 0.5–2 mm diam at tip, lobes spreading  Oriented more or less perpendicularly to the axis of attachment; often, more or less horizontal. ; calyx (10)12–15 mm; anthers < 1 mm ..... M. nana 2' Corolla 35–45 mm, red-orange to yellow, tube funnel-shaped  Widening from the base more or less gradually through the throat into an ascending, spreading, or recurved limb; often applied to a fused calyx or corolla. , 1.5–3 mm diam at tip, lobes ascending  Curving or angling upward from base, or about 30-60 degrees less than vertical or away from axis of attachment. ; calyx 20–25 mm; anthers 1.2–1.5 mm ..... M. macrantha 3. Stem sparsely hairy; leaf  Organ arising from a stem, generally composed of a stalk (petiole) and a flat, expanded, green, photosynthetic area (blade); distinguished from a leaflet by the presence in its axil of a bud, branch, thorn, or flower; sometimes with lateral, basal appendages (stipules); either simple (toothed, lobed, or dissected but not divided into leaflets) or compound (divided into leaflets). triangular-ovate, sparsely to densely hairy, ciliate  Having generally straight, conspicuous hairs along margins or edges. ..... subsp. hallii 3' Stem glabrous to sparsely hairy; leaf elliptic  In the shape of a flattened circle or ellipse; wider than linear to ovate  Egg-shaped (i.e., widest below the middle) in two dimensions (i.e., in one plane), as a leaf. , ± glabrous, not ciliate ..... subsp. macrantha 1' Calyx <= 12 mm; corolla lobes > 1/2 tube; annual to shrub 4. Leaf margin wavy, generally ± entire  Having margins that are continuous and smooth (i.e., without teeth, lobes, etc.). (occasionally ± serrate) 5' Leaf >= 10 mm, linear  Elongate, with nearly parallel sides; narrower than elliptic or oblong. to (ob)ovate; dunes, openings in <<97>>coastal scrub<<97>> and woodland; CCo, SnFrB, s SCoRO 7. Plant compact; stem stout, generally highly branched; bracts dark-tipped, dark-veined, conspicuously spreading-hairy, especially along veins; distal-most stem internode  Segment of an axis (generally a stem) between successive positions (nodes) from which one or more structures (especially leaves, buds, branches, or flowers) arise. spreading-hairy; leaves generally weakly wavy; n CCo (Monterey Co. and n), SnFrB ..... subsp. nigrescens 7' Plant erect  Upright; vertically oriented. ; stem slender, sparingly branched; bracts generally not dark-tipped or dark-veined (occasionally purple), sparsely short-hairy; distal-most stem internode ± glabrous; leaves weakly to strongly wavy; s CCo (San Luis Obispo Co. and s), s SCoRO, extirpated in w SCo ..... subsp. sinuata 8. Plant prostrate  Lying flat on the ground. to mounded, moderately to densely hairy; leaves appearing pale green, oblanceolate to (ob)ovate, obtuse  Having a short-tapered, blunt tip or base, the sides convex or straight and converging at more than a right angle. , largest 5–15 mm wide; main stem decumbent  lying mostly flat on the ground but with tips curving up. ; lateral and terminal branches erect, short, > 1.5 mm diam; plant of active dunes ..... subsp. crispa 8' Plant ± erect, sparsely to moderately hairy; leaves green, linear to narrowly (ob)lanceolate, acute  Having a short-tapered, sharp tip, the sides convex or straight and converging at less than a right angle. to obtuse, largest 2–7(8) mm wide; main stem ± erect; lateral and terminal branches ascending, < 1.5 mm diam; plant of ± stabilized to semi-stabilized dunes 9. Stem, leaves sparsely to moderately hairy; flower cluster 18–30 mm wide; bracts lanceolate  Narrowly elongate, widest in the basal half, often tapered to an acute tip. to ovate, acute to obtuse-acuminate, generally 5–9 mm wide; lateral, terminal branches generally 1–1.5 mm diam; Santa Barbara Co. ..... subsp. arguelloensis 9' Stem, leaves sparsely hairy; flower cluster 10–20 mm wide; bracts lanceolate to narrowly ovate, acuminate  Having a long-tapered, sharp tip, the sides concave. , generally 3–5 mm wide; lateral, terminal branches generally < 1 mm diam; San Luis Obispo Co. ..... subsp. undulata 4' Leaf margin slightly or not wavy, entire to serrate  Having margins with sharp, fine to coarse teeth generally pointing tipward, not outward; margins with such teeth on such primary teeth are doubly serrate. 10. Annual; main stem 1; flower clusters several to many per main stem, in panicle-like array 11. Bract lateral veins ± perpendicular to midvein, areas between veins transparent to translucent 12. Stem slender; flower cluster 10–15 mm wide; bracts 10–15 mm, narrowly ovate, veins stout; narrow opaque band present beside bract  Reduced, leaf- or scale-like structure subtending a branch, cone scale, peduncle, pedicel, or flower. veins; NCoR, SnFrB, SCoRI ..... M. douglasii 12' Stem stout; flower cluster 20–30 mm wide; bracts 15–30 mm, widely ovate; bract veins slender; all of bract except veins transparent to translucent; n&c SNF ..... M. venosa 11' Bract lateral veins ± parallel to midvein, areas between veins ± opaque, membranous, or scarious 13. Bracts not white; calyx lobes not white; corolla rose or purple (white) 15. Bracts generally broadly ovate, strongly acuminate, not or only sparsely cross-veined, generally purple-tinted; SnFrB, SCoR, WTR ..... subsp. breweri 15' Bracts ± lance-ovate or narrower, acute, weakly to strongly cross-veined, occasionally purple tinted; KR, CaRF, s CaRH, SN, s SCoRO, SW 16. Terminal flower clusters generally 18–25 mm wide; bracts generally 8–10 per flower cluster, > calyx; calyx generally 6.5–7.5 mm; mid-cauline leaves generally 40–60 mm; flowers generally 15–75 per cluster; plant 9–65 cm ..... subsp. lanceolata 16' Terminal flower clusters generally 5–15 mm wide; bracts generally 5–7 per flower cluster, <= calyx; calyx 6–7 mm; mid-cauline leaves generally 10–30 mm; flowers 3–25 per cluster; plant 9–30 cm 13' Bracts at least partly white; calyx lobes, lobe 1. A major expansion or bulge, such as on the margin of a leaf, sepal, or petal, or on the surface of an ovary. 2. The free tips of otherwise fused structures, such as sepals or petals; larger than teeth. tips, or margins white; corolla white 18. Calyx lobe tips awl-like, recurved  Gradually curved downward or backward. ; bracts white throughout (outermost rarely green-tinted); stamens included  Not protruding out of surrounding structure(s) (e.g., stamens included in corolla). ..... M. leucocephala 18' Calyx lobe tips acute, erect; bracts partly white; stamens slightly exserted  Protruding out of surrounding structure(s) (e.g., stamens exserted from corolla). 19. Bracts conspicuously cross-veined between major parallel veins; flower clusters generally 12–25 mm wide, generally closely subtended by leaves, peduncle  Stalk of an individual flower borne singly, not in an inflorescence, or of an entire inflorescence, or the corresponding structure in fruit; the stalk subtending an involucre (e.g., in Asteraceae, Polygonaceae). inconspicuous; main stem 1 or generally branching above middle; SNF, e SnJV (extirpated in northern part of range) ..... M. candicans 19' Bracts not or inconspicuously cross-veined; flower clusters 10–20 mm wide, peduncle 1–3 cm; main stem 1 or generally branching below middle (pls in se SNF generally branching distally); se SN, n TR, nw DMoj ..... M. exilis 10' Subshrub to shrub; main stem 1–many; flower clusters 1–few (several) per main stem 20. Abaxial leaf face ± white to ash-gray, short- to long-hairy, felt-like, or woolly, considerably whiter than adaxial face 21. Stem and leaf hairs short, < 0.3 mm, dense, straight; corolla lavender to purple or rose 22. Flower clusters generally >= 20 mm wide; calyx 8–12 mm; leaves 20–40 mm, green adaxially; corolla lavender to purple; e SnGb ..... M. saxicola 22' Flower clusters generally <= 20 mm wide; calyx 7–8 mm; leaves 5–20(30) mm, many ± white (pl appearing pale); corolla rose to purple; s NCoRI ..... M. viridis 21' Stem and leaf hairs generally > 0.5 mm, generally woolly, curved to curled on abaxial leaf face; corolla white to lavender 23' Branched hairs 0–few on stem 24. Leaf ovate to widely triangular-ovate, base generally truncate  Abruptly (not gradually) narrower or smaller at base or tip, as if cut straight across or nearly so. ..... M. villosa subsp. franciscana (2) 24' Leaf lance-linear to narrowly ovate, base tapered  Gradually (not abruptly) narrower or smaller at base or tip. ..... M. hypoleuca 25. Leaf ± flat or margins weakly rolled-under, 7–19 mm wide, narrowly ovate; adaxial leaf face flat; corolla lavender; s SCoRO, WTR ..... subsp. hypoleuca 25' Leaf margins weakly to strongly rolled-under, 3–9(12) mm wide, lance-linear to lanceolate; adaxial leaf face generally convex; corolla white; PR 26' Hairs on adaxial leaf face ± dense, on stem long, spreading, conspicuous; sw PR (San Diego Co.) ..... subsp. lanata 20' Abaxial leaf face ± green, ± gray, silvery, or purple, not considerably whiter than adaxial face 27. Plant of DMoj with main inflorescence axis generally 3–several-branched and flower clusters small, 7–20(25) mm wide 28' Stem lacking conical glands 29' Stem with nonglandular hairs < 0.25 mm, glandular hairs 0 30. Bracts 8–9 mm; calyx hairs glandular (0.01–0.02 mm) and nonglandular (0.2–0.3 mm); stem 12–40 cm; 1400–1650 m; s-c DMoj (Ord and Rodman mtns) ..... M. boydii 30' Bracts 10–11 mm; calyx hairs glandular (0.01–0.1 mm) only; stem 30–60 cm; 800–1500 m; e DMtns ..... M. mojavensis 27' Plant of CA-FP or GB, or, if of DMoj, then main inflorescence axis not both branched and with small flower clusters 34' Stem 20–60 cm; bracts broadly lanceolate to ovate; s SNF, c&s SNH, SNE, n DMoj 35. Bracts 15–25 mm, 10–14 mm wide; peduncle stout, generally 5–15 cm (from distal-most leaves to flower cluster), 1–1.5 mm diam just proximal to flower cluster; flower cluster 20–30 mm wide; s SNF, s SNH (Kern, Tulare cos.) ..... subsp. anemonoides 35' Bracts 7–15 mm, 6–9 mm wide; peduncle slender, generally 1–7 cm (from distal-most leaves to flower cluster), <= 1 mm diam just proximal to flower cluster; flower clusters 15–26 mm wide; c&s SNH, SNE, n DMoj ..... subsp. sierrae 31' Stem hairs 0 or long and/or short, but not short (< 0.25 mm) and very dense and uniform and recurved 36. Stem hairs relatively long (> 0.3 mm) 37' Leaves thin; distal-stem hairs sparse to dense, but not felt-like 39' Branched hairs 0 or inconspicuous 41' Stem 10–35 cm; leaf 6–30 mm; corolla 10–13 mm; SnGb, SnBr, and/or SnJt 42. Bracts lanceolate, exceeding calyx; leaves entire to weakly serrate; generally 1 flower cluster per main stem; SnGb, SnBr, SnJt ..... subsp. australis 42' Bracts narrowly lanceolate to lanceolate, exceeded by or at same level as calyx; leaves dentate  Having margins with sharp, relatively coarse teeth pointing outward, not tipward. to serrate (entire); flower clusters 1–several per main stem; e SnGb ..... subsp. jokerstii 36' Stem lacking longer hairs (> 0.3 mm) 44. Leaves >= 4 mm wide; bracts 7–10 mm, 2.5–4 mm wide; flower clusters 10–15 mm wide ..... M. stoneana 44' Leaves <= 4 mm wide; bracts 10–15 mm, 5–9 mm wide; flower clusters 20–30 mm wide ..... M. viminea 45. Abaxial leaf hairs minute (< 0.05 mm), remarkably uniform in length and orientation, velvety in appearance ..... M. sheltonii 45' Abaxial leaf hairs 0 or long and/or short, but not remarkably uniform in length and orientation and velvety in appearance 47. Flower cluster subtended by unmodified leaves or not, if present 8–10 mm, reflexed  Abruptly bent or curved downward or backward. or not; corolla lavender to (± red) purple ..... subsp. glauca 47' Flower cluster generally subtended by reflexed, unmodified leaves 10–20 mm; corolla generally white (occasionally lavender- to purple-tinged) ..... subsp. pallida 48' Hairs on calyx not spreading-glandular; stem 10–40 cm
Please use this Google Form for Contact/Feedback
Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) . Jepson eFlora, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/ [accessed on ]
Citation for an individual treatment: [Author of taxon treatment] [year]. [Taxon name] in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, [URL for treatment]. Accessed on .
We encourage links to these pages, but the content may not be downloaded for reposting, repackaging, redistributing, or sale in any form, without written permission from The Jepson Herbarium.
|
|
|
