Chylismia brevipes subsp. arizonica

(P. H. Raven) W. L. Wagner & Hoch

Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 205. 2007.

Basionym: Oenothera brevipes subsp. arizonica P. H. Raven Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 34: 84. 1962
Synonyms: Camissonia brevipes subsp. arizonica (P. H. Raven) P. H. Raven
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.

Herbs slender, often branched distally, villous, sometimes also strigillose, at least distally. Flowers: buds individually reflexed, without free tips or with apical free tips less than 1 mm; floral-tube orangebrown inside, 3–5 mm; petals often with red dots at base, often fading reddish, 3–8 mm; anthers 2.5–5 mm. Capsules 18–60 mm; pedicel 2.5–5 mm. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering Feb–Apr.
Habitat: Rocky slopes, flats.
Elevation: 70–300 m.

Discussion

Subspecies arizonica is known from Yuma County, Arizona, and eastern Imperial County, California. It hybridizes with Chylismia claviformis subspp. peeblesii, rubescens, and yumae.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"elongating" is not a number.

0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Warren L. Wagner +
(P. H. Raven) W. L. Wagner & Hoch +
darker flecks +
Oenothera brevipes subsp. arizonica +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
lobed +, toothed +  and entire +
reduced +
curved +  and straight +
spreading +  and ascending +
oblong-cylindrical +
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Ariz. +  and Calif. +
70–300 m. +
basifixed +  and versatile +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
actinomorphic +
curved +  and straight +
loculicidal +
oblong-cylindrical +, clavate +  and subterete +
Rocky slopes, flats. +
strigillose +  and villous +
slender +
unlobed +  and lobed +
deciduous +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (14 cm140 mm <br />0.14 m <br />) +
reduced +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
reduced +
membranous +
numerous +  and 1 +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
fading reddish +  and red dots +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Flowering Feb–Apr. +
Syst. Bot. Monogr. +
well-developed +
basal +  and cauline +
clavate +  and globose +
7 +  and numerous +
lenticular +  and narrowly ovoid +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
purple +, pink +, red +  and green +
deciduous +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
parenchymatous +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
1 +, 4 +  and 2 +
subequal +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
2 times as many or as many as sepals +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
prostrate +  and decumbent +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (75 cm750 mm <br />0.75 m <br />) +
conical-peltate +
capitate +  and entire +
long-petiolate +
intrapetiolar +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
non-papillate +
Camissonia brevipes subsp. arizonica +
Chylismia brevipes subsp. arizonica +
Chylismia brevipes +
subspecies +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (6.9 cm69 mm <br />0.069 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
3(-5)-aperturate +
smooth +  and erose +
papillate +