familyOnagraceae
subfamilyOnagraceae subfam. Onagroideae
tribeOnagraceae tribe Onagreae
genusChylismia
sectionChylismia sect. Chylismia
speciesChylismia brevipes
subspeciesChylismia brevipes subsp. pallidula

Chylismia brevipes subsp. pallidula

(Munz) W. L. Wagner & Hoch

Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 206. 2007.

Warren L. Wagner
Basionym: Oenothera brevipes var. pallidula Munz Amer. J. Bot. 15: 229. 1928
Synonyms: Camissonia brevipes subsp. pallidula (Munz) P. H. Raven O. brevipes subsp. pallidula (Munz) P. H. Raven O. pallidula (Munz) Munz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.

Herbs slender, usually branched distally, usually strigillose, sometimes also villous proximally. Flowers: buds not individually reflexed, without free tips or with apical free tips less than 1 mm; floral-tube yellow inside, 4–5 mm; petals often with red dots near base, fading yellow to orange, 7–12 mm; anthers 4–6 mm. Capsules 20–42 mm; pedicel 2–10 mm. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat: Dry flats, desert pavement, with Ambrosia dumosa and Larrea.
Elevation: 70–1100 m.

Distribution

Ariz., Calif., Nev., Utah.

Discussion

Subspecies pallidula occurs in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts from Washington County, Utah, to southeastern Inyo County, California, south to River­side County, California, Mohave County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada. It hybridizes with Chylismia claviformis subspp. aurantiaca and peeblesii, as well as with C. multijuga.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"elongating" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
14 +
Abaxial surface prominence
inconspicuous +
Androecium position
epigynous +
Anther architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Anther fixation
versatile +
Anther some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Apical tip fusion
free +
Apical tip size
minute +
Apical tip some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Author
Warren L. Wagner +
Authority
(Munz) W. L. Wagner & Hoch +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +
Basal rosette development
well-developed +
Base coloration
red dots +
Basionyms
Oenothera brevipes var. pallidula +
Berry architecture or shape
nutlike +
Berry dehiscence
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
Blade margin shape
lobed +, toothed +  and entire +
Blade presence
absent +
Blade shape
lobed +
Blade size
reduced +
Bud orientation
reflexed +
Capsule architecture
pedicellate +
Capsule architecture or shape
nutlike +
Capsule condition or texture
dry +
Capsule course
curved +  and straight +
Capsule dehiscence
loculicidal +
Capsule orientation
spreading +  and ascending +
Capsule shape
oblong-cylindrical +
Capsule some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4.2 cm42 mm <br />0.042 m <br />) +
Carpel quantity
Many (?) +
Cel reproduction
vegetative +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Nev. +  and Utah. +
Elevation
70–1100 m. +
Embryo-sac coating
oily +
Embryo-sac course
straight +
Embryo-sac presence
absent +
Embryo coating
oily +
Embryo course
straight +
Embryo presence
absent +
Endosperm coating
oily +
Endosperm course
straight +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Filament architecture
dithecal +
Filament fixation
basifixed +  and versatile +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Filament variability
equal +
Floral-tube coloration
yellow +
Floral-tube duration
deciduous +
Floral-tube presence
absent +
Floral-tube pubescence
short-villous +
Floral-tube quantity
, +
Floral-tube some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Flower architecture
actinomorphic +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower part duration
deciduous +
Flower part life cycle
anthesis +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
pedicellate +
Fruit course
curved +  and straight +
Fruit dehiscence
loculicidal +
Fruit shape
oblong-cylindrical +, clavate +  and subterete +
Habitat
Dry flats, desert pavement, with Ambrosia dumosa and Larrea. +
Herb architecture
branched +
Herb duration
annual +
Herb pubescence
villous +  and strigillose +
Herb size
slender +
Inflorescence position
axillary +
Inflorescences raceme orientation
nodding +  and erect +
Lateral lobe arrangement
mixed +
Lateral lobe presence
absent +
Lateral lobe shape
unlobed +  and lobed +
Lateral lobe size
reduced +
Leaf architecture
simple +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf duration
deciduous +
Leaf length
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (14 cm140 mm <br />0.14 m <br />) +
Leaf position
cauline +
Leaf size
reduced +
Leaf width
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Lobe architecture or course
irregular +
Lobe arrangement
scattered +
Lobe position
lateral +
Lobe presence
absent +
Lobe quantity
Many (?) +
Lobe size
reduced +
Locule quantity
many +
Margin architecture or shape
dentate +
Margin prominence
pronounced +
Margin texture
membranous +
Nectary presence
absent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Oil cell coloration
brown +
Oil cell prominence
conspicuous +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
4-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule architecture
bitegmic +
Ovule arrangement or growth form
clustered +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
numerous +  and 1 +
Pedicel some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Perianth position
epigynous +
Petal arrangement
imbricate +
Petal arrangement or shape
convolute +
Petal coloration
fading yellow +  and orange +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
4 +
Petal shape
clawed +
Petal some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Petiole atypical some measurement
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br />) +
Petiole some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering Mar–May. +
Pollen-grain dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
Pollen arrangement
singly +
Polyad arrangement
singly +
Publication title
Syst. Bot. Monogr. +
Publication year
2007 +
Raceme orientation
nodding +
Raphide quantity
abundant +
Reference
None +
Rosette development
well-developed +
Rosette position
basal +  and cauline +
Row quantity
2 +
Secretion condition
wet +
Secretion condition or texture
dry +
Secretion relief
papillate +
Secretion shape
clavate +  and globose +
Seed quantity
7 +  and numerous +
Seed relief
pitted +
Seed shape
lenticular +  and narrowly ovoid +
Seed some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Sepal arrangement
singly +
Sepal arrangement or dehiscence
valvate +
Sepal coloration
purple +, pink +, red +  and green +
Sepal duration
deciduous +
Sepal orientation
reflexed +
Sepal quantity
4 +
Sepal some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Septum architecture
parenchymatous +
Septum arrangement
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
Septum presence
absent +
Septum width
thin +
Series length or size
longer +
Series quantity
1 +, 4 +  and 2 +
Series size
subequal +
Series variability
equal +
Set length or size
longer +
Set quantity
2 +
Set variability
equal +
Shrub architecture
unarmed +
Shrub growth form
not clonal +
Shrub habitat
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
Slit dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
Spike architecture
leafy +
Stamen quantity
8 +
Stamen size or quantity
2 times as many or as many as sepals +
Stamen some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem growth form or orientation
prostrate +  and decumbent +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (75 cm750 mm <br />0.75 m <br />) +
Stigma architecture
conical-peltate +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +  and entire +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stigma shape
4-lobed +
Stipule architecture
long-petiolate +
Stipule duration
caducous +
Stipule position
intrapetiolar +
Stipule presence
absent +
Stipule size
small +
Style quantity
1 +
Style some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Subapical tip fusion
free +
Subapical tip some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Subshrub architecture
unarmed +
Subshrub growth form
not clonal +
Subshrub habitat
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
Surface condition
wet +
Surface relief
non-papillate +
Synonyms
Camissonia brevipes subsp. pallidula +, O. brevipes subsp. pallidula +  and O. pallidula +
Taxon family
Onagraceae +
Taxon name
Chylismia brevipes subsp. pallidula +
Taxon parent
Chylismia brevipes +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Terminal lobe arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Terminal lobe length
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (6.9 cm69 mm <br />0.069 m <br />) +
Terminal lobe shape
ovate +
Terminal lobe width
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Tetrad arrangement
singly +
Tetrad dehiscence
3(-5)-aperturate +
Tip fusion
free +
Viscin thread dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
Viscin thread fusion
united +
Volume
Volume 10 +
Wing architecture
smooth +  and erose +
Wing condition or texture
dry +
Wing relief
papillate +
Wing width
thick +