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Annual, glabrous to hairy
Stem generally branched
Leaves alternate, deeply pinnately lobed to 1–2-compound; stipules 0
Inflorescence: flowers solitary in axils, peduncled
Flower generally bisexual, radial; sepals 3–5, free; petals 3–5, free, white to pink or yellow; stamens 3, 8, or 10, free, generally in 2 whorls; nectary glands at bases of outer stamens; pistils 2–5, ± free, 1-ovuled, styles fused except sometimes at tip
Fruit: nutlets 1–5, ovoid to spheric, generally tubercled
Genera in family: 2 genera, 10 species: temp North America
Chromosomes: 2n=10 for all species
Annual, decumbent to erect
Leaf generally 1-odd-pinnately lobed or compound; lobes or leaflets entire to deeply lobed
Flower: sepals 4–5; petals 4–5, generally > sepals, tips toothed or jagged; stamens 8 or 10; pistils 4–5
Fruit: nutlets 1–5, smooth or tubercled
Species in genus: 9 species: ± coastal w North America
Etymology: (Greek: marsh flower, from habitat)
Reference: [Mason 1952 Univ Calif Publs Bot 25:455–512]
Sect. Inflexae merits critical review. Fls spring.
| Native |
Stem < 50 cm
Leaf < 25 cm; leaflets 5–13, < 3 cm, entire or often toothed or lobed
Flower cup- to bell-shaped; sepals 5–15 mm; petals 10–18 mm, white, yellow, or yellow with white tips, veins often purple, pink, or cream; stamens 5–8 mm, anthers 1–2 mm; style 5–7 mm
Fruit: nutlets, 2.5–5 mm, obovoid, smooth, tubercled at least at tip, wrinkled or not
Ecology: Wet meadows, edges of vernal pools, ephemeral streams
Elevation: < 1000 m.
Bioregional distribution: North Coast, North Coast Ranges, Cascade Range Foothills, c Sierra Nevada Foothills, Great Central Valley, Central Coast, San Francisco Bay Area, South Coast Ranges
Distribution outside California: sw Oregon
| Native |
Leaf: leaflets linear to wide-ovate, entire to deeply and irregularly lobed
Flower: petals white (sometimes drying pale pink or yellow), veins rose
Fruit: nutlets ridged
Ecology: Wet meadows, edges of vernal pools
Elevation: < 120 m.
Bioregional distribution: Inner North Coast Ranges, Cascade Range Foothills, c Sierra Nevada Foothills, Great Central ValleyHorticultural information: winter WET or IRR, SUN: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.