Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. divaricatum

(Lindley) Hoover

Madroño 5: 137. 1940.

Endemic
Basionym: Ornithogalum divaricatum Lindley Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 27: misc. 53. 1841
Synonyms: Chlorogalum divaricatum (Lindley) Kunth Laothoë divaricata (Lindley) Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 308.

Bulb tunic not membranous, with numerous coarse fibers. Panicles nearly prostrate or with branches diverging widely from base, 3–4 dm or shorter. 2n = 36.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Found along immediate coast, on wind-swept bluffs and hills
Elevation: 0–100 m

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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yellow +  and purple +
cordate +  and linear +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
Judy Jernstedt +
(Lindley) Hoover +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
dilated +
Ornithogalum divaricatum +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
reduced +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
not membranous +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
0–100 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
vespertine +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
3-valved +  and capsular +
loculicidal +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Found along immediate coast, on wind-swept bluffs and hills +
umbellate +, cymose +  and spicate +
persistent +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
undulate +
purple +  and green +
superior +  and inferior +
many;several +
with branches +  and prostrate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
pinkish +, purple +  and white +
Flowering May–Jul. +
whitish +  and yellow +
wind-distributed +
2 +  and 1 +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
1 +  and several +
3 +  and 1 +
3-lobed +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Chlorogalum divaricatum +  and Laothoë divaricata +
Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. divaricatum +
Chlorogalum pomeridianum +
variety +
persisting +
distinct +
recurved +  and spreading +
linear +  and oblong +
shorter to longer +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
caulescent +  and scapose +
3 +  and 2 +