Clarkia subsect. Heterogaura

(Rothrock) W. L. Wagner & Hoch

Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 112. 2007.

Basionym: Heterogaura rothrock Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 350, 354. 1864
Synonyms: Clarkia sect. Heterogaura (Rothrock) H. Lewis & P. H. Raven
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.

Inflorescences open racemes or panicles, axis erect; buds erect. Flowers not protandrous; petals pink darkening to lavender, without markings, 3–5 mm; stamens 8, 4 fertile, 4 sterile and reduced, 3–5 mm; ovary not grooved; stigma not exserted beyond anthers. Fruit an indehiscent capsule, subterete, 2–3 mm, nutlike, 1 or 2 seeded; pedicel 0–2 mm.

Distribution

w United States

Discussion

Species 1.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Harlan Lewis† +  and Peter C. Hoch +
(Rothrock) W. L. Wagner & Hoch +
Heterogaura rothrock +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
denticulate +  and entire +
subsessile +  and long-pedicellate +
curved +  and straight +
subclavate +, subfusiform +  and cylindrical +
elongated +
w United States +
basifixed +  and versatile +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
campanulate +  and obconic +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
actinomorphic +
not protandrous +
pedicellate +  and sessile +
curved +  and straight +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
2 +  and 1 +
subterete +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
cream +  and pale-pink +
unicellular-papillose +
deciduous +
purple +  and darker-pink +
numerous +  and 1 +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
pink darkening +  and lavender +
tapering +, spatulate +  and fan-shaped unlobed or rarely 2-lobed +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
red +, lavender +, blue-gray +, yellow +  and cream +
Syst. Bot. Monogr. +
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 +
4 +  and 8 +
sterile +  and fertile +
reduced +
2 times as many or as many as sepals +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
unbranched +  and sparsely branched +
decumbent +  and prostrate +
slender +  and stout +
petiolate +  and sessile +
intrapetiolar +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
Clarkia sect. +
Clarkia subsect. Heterogaura +
Clarkia sect. Phaeostoma +
subsection +
3(-5)-aperturate +
short-acute +
smooth +  and erose +
papillate +