Armeria maritima subsp. interior

(Raup) A. E. Porsild

Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 135: 172. 1955.

Endemic
Basionym: Statice interior Raup J. Arnold Arbor. 17: 289, plate 198. 1936
Synonyms: Armeria maritima var. interior (Raup) G. H. M. Lawrence
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 605. Mentioned on page 604.

Leaf-blades glabrous. Scapes glabrous. Inflorescences: sheath length usually 0.5–0.75 times diam. of flower head; outer involucral-bracts 0.5–0.75 times length of flower head. Flowers monomorphic: stigmas papillate, pollen coarsely reticulate; calyx glabrous. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Sand dunes, gravel pavements
Elevation: 200-300 m

Discussion

Subspecies interior is known only from the south shore of Lake Athabasca.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Claude Lefèbvre +  and Xavier Vekemans +
(Raup) A. E. Porsild +
3-veined +  and 1-veined +
Statice interior +
straight +
narrowed;linear;linear-spatulate +
glabrous +  and hairy +
persistent +
funnel--shaped +
200-300 m +
hairy +  and glabrous +
Sand dunes, gravel pavements +
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
hemispheric +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
distinct +
membranaceous +
lobed +  and entire +
swollen +
0.5-0.75 times length of flower head +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
white;deep purple +
reduced +
Flowering summer. +
taprooted +, acaulescent +  and scapose +
Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
persistent +
0.5-0.75 times diam of flower head +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br />) +
acaulescent +
erect;prostrate +
papillate +
Armeria maritima var. interior +
Armeria maritima subsp. interior +
Armeria maritima +
subspecies +
triangular;shallowly triangular +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
rhizomatous +  and taprooted +
annual +, perennial +  and , +
shrub +  and herb +