familyCleomaceae
genusCarsonia
speciesCarsonia sparsifolia

Carsonia sparsifolia

(S. Watson) Greene

Pittonia 4: 212. 1900.

Gordon C. Tucker
Basionym: Cleome sparsifolia S. Watson Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 32, plate 5. 1871
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 209.
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Illustrator: Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Plants 10–60 (–90) cm. Stems glaucous. Leaves: petiole 4–15 (–30) cm; leaflets 3 proximally, 1 distally, blade obovate, 4–15 × 0.1–7 mm, margins serrate, apex acute to obtuse. Racemes 2–8 cm (3–10 cm in fruit); bracts (expanded) unifoliate or trifoliate, 4–15 mm. Pedicels 4–8 mm. Flowers: sepals brownish green, ovate, 1.4–2.5 (–3) × 1–2 mm, base cuneate, margins serrulate, apex acuminate, glabrous; petals recurved, yellow with brown central streak, strap-shaped, 9–13 × 1.5–3 mm; stamens staggered, yellow, 9–15 mm; anthers 3–5 mm; gynophore 2–5 mm in fruit; ovary 4–7 mm; style 0.1–0.4 mm. Capsules 15–45 × 1–3 mm, smooth. Seeds silver-gray, compressed, 2–3 × 1–1.5 mm, smooth. 2n = 32.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Sand dunes, beaches, desert valleys, typically with Larrea divaricata and Artemisia species
Elevation: 900-2000 m

Distribution

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Calif., Nev.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
32 +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Androgynophore shape
4-lobed +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Anther shape
coiling +
Anther some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +
Apex shape
acuminate +, acute +  and obtuse +
Author
Gordon C. Tucker +
Authority
(S. Watson) Greene +
Base shape
cuneate +
Basionyms
Cleome sparsifolia +
Blade length
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Blade margin architecture or shape
serrulate +, serrate +  and entire +
Blade shape
obovate +
Blade width
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Bract architecture
trifoliate +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Bud-scale presence
absent +
Capsule architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Capsule length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Capsule width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Central streak coloration
brown +
Cotyledon arrangement or orientation
incumbent +
Distribution
Calif. +  and Nev. +
Elevation
900-2000 m +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Endosperm quantity
scanty +
Filament fusion
adnate +  and free +
Filament pubescence
glabrous +
Flower architecture
zygomorphic +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower shape
rotate;crateriform campanulate or urceolate +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Fruit arrangement or dehiscence
valvate +
Fruit dehiscence
dehiscent +  and indehiscent +
Fruit shape
elongate +
Fruits capsule dehiscence
dehiscent +
Fruits capsule shape
oblong +
Gland presence
absent +
Grain quantity
single +
Gynophore orientation
erect +
Gynophore presence
absent +
Gynophore some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Habitat
Sand dunes, beaches, desert valleys, typically with Larrea divaricata and Artemisia species +
Hair architecture
sessile +  and stalked +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and terminal +
Inflorescence shape
flat-topped +
Leaf architecture or shape
pinnate +
Leaf arrangement
arranged +  and alternate +
Leaflet quantity
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Margin architecture or shape
serrulate +  and serrate +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
1-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
2-locular +
Ovary placentation
parietal +
Ovary some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Ovule architecture
bitegmic +
Ovule atypical quantity
18 (26) +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1;18 +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Perisperm duration
persistent +
Perisperm presence
absent +
Petal arrangement
imbricate +
Petal coloration
yellow +
Petal fixation
attached +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal length
9mm;13mm +
Petal orientation
recurved +
Petal quantity
4 +
Petal shape
strap--shaped +
Petal size
unequal +
Petal variability
equal +
Petal width
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Petiole atypical some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Petiole presence
absent +
Petiole some measurement
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering spring–summer. +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen architecture
tricolporate +  and binucleate +
Publication title
Pittonia +
Publication year
1900 +
Raceme some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Reference
None +
Seed architecture
not arillate +
Seed architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Seed atypical quantity
65 (200) +
Seed coloration
silver-gray +
Seed length
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Seed quantity
10;13 +
Seed shape
compressed +
Seed width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Sepal atypical length
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Sepal coloration
brownish green +
Sepal duration
deciduous +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal length
? (?) +
Sepal quantity
4 +
Sepal shape
ovate +
Sepal variability
equal +
Sepal width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Slit dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V7/V7 281.xml +
Spine presence
absent +
Spine pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Stamen atypical quantity
27 (35) +
Stamen coloration
yellow +
Stamen quantity
6 +
Stamen some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem growth form
procumbent +
Stem orientation
spreading +  and erect +
Stem pubescence
glaucous +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stigma shape
unlobed +
Stipule arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Stipule duration
deciduous +  and caducous +
Stipule presence
absent +
Stipule shape
scale-like +
Stipule size
minute +
Style quantity
1 +
Style some measurement
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br />) +
Taxon family
Cleomaceae +
Taxon name
Carsonia sparsifolia +
Taxon parent
Carsonia +
Taxon rank
species +
Volume
Volume 7 +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
Whole organism duration
annual +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism some measurement
10cm (60cm) +
X chromosome quantity
16 +