Lewisia cantelovii

J. T. Howell

Leafl. W. Bot. 3: 139. 1942.

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Lewisia serrata Heckard & Stebbins
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 478. Mentioned on page 476, 477.

Taproots gradually ramified distally. Stems procumbent to suberect, 10–50 (–60) cm. Leaves: basal leaves evergreen, sessile or abruptly or gradually narrowing to broad petiole, blade narrowly obovate to spatulate, flattened, (2–) 2.5–8 (–14) cm, margins finely toothed to coarsely triangular-toothed, apex truncate, emarginate, retuse, or rounded; cauline leaves absent, or alternate or in suprabasal rosettes, similar to but smaller than basal leaves and intergrading with bracts, 3–12 mm. Inflorescences loosely paniculate cymes, 30–100-flowered; bracts several, alternate or opposite proximally, 2 at each flowering node distally, ovate, obovate, or elliptic, 1–4 mm, margins glandular-toothed, apex acute. Flowers pedicellate, not disarticulate in fruit; sepals 2, suborbiculate to broadly elliptic, 2–3 mm, herbaceous at anthesis, margins glandular-toothed, rarely eglandular, apex rounded to truncate; petals 5–7, white to pale-pink, veins darker-pink, elliptic, elliptic-ovate to elliptic-obovate, 5–9 mm; stamens 5–6; stigmas 3; pedicel 0.3–8 mm. Capsules 3 mm. Seeds 1–3, 1.2–1.5 mm, shiny, ± smooth. 2n = 28.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat: Usually on shaded, moist, rocky canyon and ravine walls
Elevation: 400-1300 m

Discussion

B. L. Davidson (2000) summarized evidence for taxonomic recognition of plants from populations in the extreme southern (El Dorado and Placer counties) and northern (Shasta County) portions of the range as distinct varieties. The southern populations have been recognized as Lewisia serrata and are distinguished by the combination of rounded to obtuse leaf apices, shorter stems (10–25 cm), longer pedicels (3–8 mm), and shorter petals (5–6 mm). The northern populations are distinguished by the combination of longer stems (30–60 cm) and scarcely glandular or eglandular margin teeth.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"narrowing" is not a number."broad" is not a number.

... more about "Lewisia cantelovii"
rounded +  and truncate +
Mark A. Hershkovitz +  and Sean B. Hogan +
J. T. Howell +
abruptly +  and sessile +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (14 cm140 mm <br />0.14 m <br />) +
occasionally dentate;crisped +
flattened +, narrowly obovate +  and spatulate +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
opposite +  and alternate +
persistent +
2 +  and several +
elliptic +, obovate +  and ovate +
subequal +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
circumscissile +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
enlarged +
gradually +  and sessile +
in suprabasal rosettes +  and alternate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
subumbellate +
400-1300 m +
disarticulate in fruit +  and persistent +
Usually on shaded, moist, rocky canyon and ravine walls +
paniculate +  and racemose +
terminal +  and axillary +
exstipulate +  and secund +
subrosulate +, rosulate +, alternate +, subopposite +  and opposite +
cauline +  and basal +
glandular-toothed +, finely toothed +  and coarsely triangular-toothed +
scarious +  and herbaceous +
plurilocular +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
white +  and pale-pink +
connate +  and distinct +
Flowering late spring–summer. +
Leafl. W. Bot. +
estrophiolate +
black +  and brown +
1 +  and 3 +
sculptured +  and smooth +
sculpted +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (?) +
persistent +
suborbiculate;broadly elliptic +
subequal +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
distinct +  and scarcely connate and/or adnate +
5 +  and 6 +
branched +, simple +  and scapelike +
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
deciduous +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
Lewisia serrata +
Lewisia cantelovii +
species +
darker-pink +
elliptic-ovate +  and elliptic-obovate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
fleshy +  and succulent +
15 +, 14 +, 13 +, 12 +, 11 +  and 10 +