Haloragis erecta subsp. erecta

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Stems to 1 m, scabrous and tuberculate, with red-glands and multiseriate hairs. Leaves: petiole (0.5–) 0.8–1.7 (–3) mm; blade [1.5–] 1.8–5 [–9] × (0.5–) 1–1.7 [–3.5] cm, thin [cartilagi­nous], base attenuate, margins serrate, teeth 18–40, to 2 mm. Inflorescences: bracts petiolate, leaflike, lanceolate to elliptic, 0.5–2 [–2.5] × 0.2–1.2 cm, margins serrate, teeth 22; primary bracteoles 0.3–1.3 × 0.1–0.3 mm; secondary bracteoles [0.3–] 0.5–0.9 × 0.1–0.2 mm. Pedicels 0.5–1.8 mm. Flowers: sepals red or green, deltate, 0.7–1.2 × 0.4–1 mm, glandular; petals cream or red, 1.5–1.8 [–2.2] × 1.2–1.4 mm; keel with red tuberculate glands and multi­seriate hairs; filaments to 0.4 mm; anthers yellow or red, linear-oblong, (1.2–) 1.4–1.7 × 0.3–0.5 mm; ovary ovate, 0.9–1 × 0.7–1.2 mm, with 4 prominent, antisepalous ridges, locules each with 1 pendulous ovule; stigmas red, capitate, to 0.1 mm. Fruits obturbinate or pyriform to ovoid, 1.8–3 × 1.5–2.5 (–4) mm, with 4 antisepalous, longitudinal ridges, ridges often with membranous, deltoid wings to 0.8 mm wide, surfaces smooth to rugose; stipes 0.8–1.3 mm; sepals erect, broadly deltoid. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering and fruiting Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Open, disturbed areas.
Elevation: 0–100[–1000] m.

Distribution

Introduced; Calif., Pacific Islands (New Zealand)

Discussion

Subspecies erecta is known from the San Francisco Bay area from Golden Gate Park and the San Francisco Botanical Garden, where it was intentionally planted. It is sold as the cultivar ‘Wellington Bronze’ or ‘Toatoa.’ The attractiveness and availability of this shrub are likely to contribute to its future spread within milder regions of the United States.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

No values specified.

0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br />) +
red +  and yellow +
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br />) +
linear-oblong +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Mitchell S. Alix +  and Robin W. Scribailo +
(Banks ex Murray) Oken +
attenuate +
Cercodia erecta +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
unlobed +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
lanceolate +  and elliptic +
reduced +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
opposite +  and paired +
Calif. +  and Pacific Islands (New Zealand) +
0–100[–1000] m. +
cylindric +
papillate +, tuberculate +, rugose +  and scabrous +
spongy +  and membranous +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
silver-gray +  and dark green or red +
indehiscent +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
pyriform +  and ovoid +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
tuberculate +
Open, disturbed areas. +
seriate +  and multiseriate +
distinguished +
perennial +
usually aquatic +  and semiaquatic +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
lateral +  and terminal +
4[-7]-flowered +, 3-flowered +  and compound +
orbiculate +  and broadly ovate +
thick +  and thin +
petiolate +  and homomorphic +
characteristic +
silver-gray +  and dark green or red +
indehiscent +
4-lobed +  and 4-angled +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
0.7mm;1.2mm +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
red +  and cream +
1.5mm;1.8mm +
rudimentary +
cupulate +, cucullate +  and keeled +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br />) +
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br />) +
Flowering and fruiting Jun–Sep. +
4-carpellate +  and 3-carpellate +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br />) +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
Allg. Naturgesch. +
antisepalous +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br />) +
green +  and red +
persistent +
rudimentary +
tuberculate +
deltoid +  and deltate +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
prostrate +  and decumbent +
scabrous +  and sparsely pubescent +
tuberculate +
cylindric +  and 4-ribbed +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
fimbriate +  and clavate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br />) +
petiolate +  and sessile +
scabrous +  and glabrous +
smooth +  and rugose +
Haloragis erecta subsp. erecta +
Haloragis erecta +
subspecies +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
terminal +  and lateral +
deltoid +
membranous +
0mm;0.8mm +