Chylismia claviformis subsp. funerea

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

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

Basionym: Oenothera claviformis subsp. funerea P. H. Raven Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 34: 106. 1962
Synonyms: Camissonia claviformis subsp. funerea (P. H. Raven) P. H. Raven C. claviformis var. funerea (P. H. Raven) Cronquist
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.

Herbs strigillose proximally, often densely so. Stems 6–60 cm. Leaves: blade lateral lobes usually present, but often poorly developed, sometimes absent, terminal lobe ovate to cordate, to 8 × 4.5 cm, margins dentate. Flowers opening at sunset; buds usually with conspicuous, subapical free tips; floral-tube orangebrown inside, 3–5.5 mm; petals white, often fading purple, 3.5–7.5 mm. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering Feb–May.
Habitat: Dry slopes, flats, with Ambrosia dumosa and Larrea tridentata.
Elevation: -80–900 m.

Discussion

Subspecies funerea is known from Eureka and Saline valleys, and the region of Death Valley, Inyo County, and northernmost San Bernardino County. It intergrades with subspp. aurantiaca and claviformis; sometimes it hybridizes with Chylismia brevipes subsp. brevipes and C. munzii.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"elongating" is not a number.

0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Warren L. Wagner +
(P. H. Raven) W. L. Wagner & Hoch +
darker flecks +
Oenothera claviformis subsp. funerea +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
lobed +, toothed +  and entire +
reduced +
reflexed +  and erect +
curved +  and straight +
ascending +  and spreading +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
-80–900 m. +
basifixed +  and versatile +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br />) +
actinomorphic +
curved +  and straight +
loculicidal +
oblong-cylindrical +, clavate +  and subterete +
Dry slopes, flats, with Ambrosia dumosa and Larrea tridentata. +
strigillose +
unlobed +  and lobed +
deciduous +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
reduced +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
reduced +
membranous +
numerous +  and 1 +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
fading purple +  and white +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.75 cm7.5 mm <br />0.0075 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Flowering Feb–May. +
Syst. Bot. Monogr. +
well-developed +
basal +  and cauline +
clavate +  and globose +
7 +  and numerous +
lenticular +  and narrowly ovoid +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
purple +, pink +, red +  and green +
deciduous +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
parenchymatous +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
1 +, 4 +  and 2 +
subequal +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
subequal +
2 times as many or as many as sepals +
prostrate +  and decumbent +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
conical-peltate +
capitate +  and entire +
long-petiolate +
intrapetiolar +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
non-papillate +
Camissonia claviformis subsp. funerea +  and C. claviformis var. funerea +
Chylismia claviformis subsp. funerea +
Chylismia claviformis +
subspecies +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
ovate +  and cordate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
3(-5)-aperturate +
smooth +  and erose +
papillate +