Eremothera boothii subsp. intermedia

(Munz) W. L. Wagner & Hoch

Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 209. 2007.

Basionym: Oenothera boothii subsp. intermedia Munz in N. L. Britton et al. N. Amer. Fl., ser. 2, 5: 152. 1965
Synonyms: Camissonia boothii subsp. intermedia (Munz) P. H. Raven
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.

Herbs densely villous, also densely glandular puberulent, especially in inflorescence. Stems 5–20 cm. Leaves not especially clustered toward base, mostly evenly distributed, 2–5 × 0.3–1.5 cm; petiole 0–1.5 cm; blade narrowly elliptic to narrowly lanceolate or lanceolate, sometimes oblanceolate proximally, margins sparsely serrulate to sometimes sinuate-toothed. Inflorescences leafy. Flowers: floral-tube 3–5 mm; petals white, 4–5 mm. Capsules usually curved outward or slightly contorted, 0.9–1.4 mm diam. near base. Seeds dimorphic.


Phenology: Flowering late May–Aug(–Sep).
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly slopes and flats, sagebrush, shadscale, and rabbitbrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Elevation: 1200–2000 m.

Discussion

Subspecies intermedia is somewhat invariant; it bridges the morphological gap between subspp. alyssoides and boothii. It occurs in Nevada from southeastern Churchill and southern Lander counties south throughout Nye and Esmeralda counties and in southern Mineral County, in northeastern Inyo County, California, and in the Kingston Range, northeastern San Bernardino County, California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
Warren L. Wagner +
(Munz) W. L. Wagner & Hoch +
papillose +
Oenothera boothii subsp. intermedia +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
entire +, sinuate-toothed +, serrulate +  and denticulate +
oblanceolate +, narrowly elliptic +  and narrowly lanceolate or lanceolate +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
spreading +  and curved downward +
4-angled +, terete +  and cylindrical +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.38 cm3.8 mm <br />0.0038 m <br />) +
Calif. +  and Nev. +
1200–2000 m. +
reddish green +  and white +
exfoliating +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.58 cm5.8 mm <br />0.0058 m <br />) +
basifixed +  and versatile +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
actinomorphic +
straight +
loculicidal +
4-angled +, terete +  and cylindrical +
Sandy or gravelly slopes and flats, sagebrush, shadscale, and rabbitbrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands. +
puberulent +  and villous +
stout +  and slender +
distributed +
11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
deciduous +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
sinuate-toothed +  and serrulate to sometimes +
numerous +  and 1 +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Flowering late May–Aug(–Sep). +
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.21 cm2.1 mm <br />0.0021 m <br />) +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
Syst. Bot. Monogr. +
basal +  and cauline +
clavate +  and globose +
monomorphic +
7 +  and numerous +
sculptured +  and smooth +
truncate-ellipsoid +, narrowly obovoid +  and oblanceoloid +
in pairs +  and singly +
0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
purple +, pink +, red +  and green +
deciduous +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
parenchymatous +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
unequal +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
episepalous +
2 times as many or as many as sepals +
prostrate +  and decumbent +
ascending +  and erect +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
subglobose +
subsessile +  and petiolate +
intrapetiolar +
1.35 cm13.5 mm <br />0.0135 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.82 cm8.2 mm <br />0.0082 m <br /> (1.35 cm13.5 mm <br />0.0135 m <br />) +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.21 cm2.1 mm <br />0.0021 m <br /> (?) +
non-papillate +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +
Camissonia boothii subsp. intermedia +
Eremothera boothii subsp. intermedia +
Eremothera boothii +
subspecies +
3(-5)-aperturate +
smooth +  and erose +
papillate +