Calandrinia breweri

S. Watson

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11: 124. 1876.

Illustrated
Basionym: Calandrinia menziesii var. macrocarpa A. Gray Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 3: 102. 1864
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 460. Mentioned on page 459.

Stems prostrate to ascending, 10–45 cm. Leaf-blades ± ovate to spatulate, 2–8 cm, glabrous. Flowers: sepals 4–6 mm; petals 3–5 mm; stamens 3–6; pedicel usually curved in fruit, 6–20 cm. Capsules usually exceeding calyx by 3+ mm. Seeds 10–15, 1–2 mm wide, partially or totally finely tuberculate at 30×.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Sandy to loamy soils, disturbed places, especially burns
Elevation: 20-1100 m

Distribution

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Calif., Mexico (nw Baja California)

Discussion

Calandrinia breweri is very similar to C. ciliata. In C. breweri, the fruit usually exceeds the calyx by 3 mm or more; in C. ciliata the fruit scarcely exceeds the calyx or does so by less than 3 mm. The most consistent character separating these two species is seed surface morphology viewed at 30×: Calandrinia breweri seeds are tuberculate to some degree, whereas C. ciliata seeds have a reticulate, nontuberculate surface.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Calandrinia breweri"
Walter A. Kelley +
S. Watson +
Calandrinia menziesii var. macrocarpa +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
less ovate;spatulate +
occasionally dentate;crisped +
with elongate unicellular hairs +  and glabrous +
flattened +, linear +  and oblanceolate or ovate +
Calif. +  and Mexico (nw Baja California) +
20-1100 m +
not separating +
not separating +
Sandy to loamy soils, disturbed places, especially burns +
unicellular +
elongate +
bracteate +  and secund +
terminal +  and axillary +
not articulate +
plurilocular +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
not adnate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Flowering spring. +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
estrophiolate +
10 +  and 15 +
tuberculate +
ellipsoid +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
persistent +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Illustrated +
3 +  and 6 +
prostrate +  and ascending +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br />) +
Calandrinia breweri +
Calandrinia +
species +
not deciduous +
stoloniferous +  and not rhizomatous +
fleshy +  and succulent +