Clarkia sect. Myxocarpa

H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis

Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 20: 347. 1955.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.

Inflorescences: axis recurved at tip in bud, becoming erect; buds pendent. Flowers: floral-tube campanulate, 1–5 mm; sepals reflexed individually or, sometimes, all together to 1 side; petals lavender-purple or pink, reddish purple, or pinkish lavender, often dark-flecked or spotted, obovate, suborbiculate, or obdeltate to rhombic, rarely ± 3-lobed, constricted into ± broad claw with pair of lateral basal lobes; stamens 8, subequal; ovary subterete or 4-grooved, often 8-striate. Capsules 4-angled; sessile or pedicellate.

Distribution

nw United States, w Mexico

Discussion

Species 7 (7 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

... more about "Clarkia sect. Myxocarpa"
Harlan Lewis† +  and Peter C. Hoch +
H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis +
erect +  and recurved +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
denticulate +  and entire +
pedicellate +  and sessile +
curved +  and straight +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
elongated +
nw United States +  and w Mexico +
basifixed +  and versatile +
campanulate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
actinomorphic +
protandrous +  and bisexual +
pedicellate +  and sessile +
curved +  and straight +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
terete +, 4-angled +, clavate +, fusiform +, cylindrical +  and elongate +
unicellular-papillose +
deciduous +
subterete +
numerous +  and 1 +
spotted +, dark-flecked +, pinkish lavender +, reddish purple +, pink +  and lavender-purple +
3-lobed +, obdeltate +  and rhombic +
constricted +
red +, lavender +, blue-gray +, yellow +  and cream +
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. +
basal +  and cauline +
several +  and 1 +
clavate +  and globose +
few +  and numerous +
sculptured +  and smooth +
pink +  and purplish red +
deciduous +
0 +  and 1 +
parenchymatous +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
1 +, 4 +  and 2 +
unequal +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
subequal +
2 times as many or as many as sepals +
unbranched +  and sparsely branched +
decumbent +  and prostrate +
slender +  and stout +
petiolate +  and sessile +
intrapetiolar +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
Clarkia sect. Myxocarpa +
section +
3(-5)-aperturate +
short-acute +
smooth +  and erose +
papillate +