Bloomeria crocea var. montana

(Greene) J. W. Ingram

Madroño 12: 23. 1953.

Common names: Mountain golden star inland golden star
Endemic
Basionym: Bloomeria montana Greene Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 281. 1885
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 337.

Flowers: tepals yellow, 11–13 mm; basal filament appendages 2-cuspidate, aristate, cusps 3–3.5 mm, ca. 1/2 length of filaments, apex attenuate. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering spring (Apr–Jun).
Habitat: Chaparral, yellow pine forests
Elevation: 300–1000 m

Discussion

Variety montana is restricted to the southern Coast Ranges and the Tehachapi Mountains.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broad" is not a number."thicker" is not a number.

versatile +  and subbasifixed +
cordate +  and linear +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
attenuate +
J. Chris Pires +
(Greene) J. W. Ingram +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
connate +
dilated +
Bloomeria montana +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
membranous +  and scarious +
tunicate +  and scaly +
Mountain golden star +  and inland golden star +
fibrous-coated +
1/2 length of filaments +
3mm +  and 3.5mm +
300–1000 m +
dilated +  and filiform +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
capsular +  and sessile +
loculicidal +
subglobose +  and 3-angled +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Chaparral, yellow pine forests +
bracteate +, 10-35-flowered +, open +  and umbellate +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
persistent +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
Flowering spring (Apr–Jun). +
cylindrical +
slender +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br />) +
wind-distributed +
1 +  and many +
wrinkled +
subovoid +
adnate +  and free +
epitepalous +
1 +  and several +
persistent +
3 +  and 1 +
clavate +  and filiform +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (?) +
Bloomeria crocea var. montana +
Bloomeria crocea +
variety +
persistent +
distinct +
subrotate +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
3 +  and 2 +