Lloydia serotina var. flava

(Calder & Roy L. Taylor) B. Boivin

Naturaliste Canad. 94: 525. 1967.

Common names: Golden alpine-lily
Endemic
Basionym: Lloydia serotina subsp. flava Calder & Roy L. Taylor Canad. J. Bot. 43: 1392. 1965
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 198.

Perianth yellow with yellowish to greenish veins. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering summer (Jun–Sep).
Habitat: Rocky slopes and exposed habitats of subalpine zones
Elevation: 100–1000 m

Discussion

Variety flava from the Queen Charlotte Islands (Graham and Moresby islands) differs from the typical variety in floral color and is more robust with well-developed leaves that nearly always exceed the flowering or fruiting scapes (J. A. Calder and R. L. Taylor 1965).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thicker" is not a number."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
ellipsoid +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
James L. Reveal +  and Frederick H. Utech +
(Calder & Roy L. Taylor) B. Boivin +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
dilated +
Lloydia serotina subsp. flava +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
lanceolate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Golden alpine-lily +
100–1000 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
fragrant +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
loculicidal +
obovoid +  and globose +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Rocky slopes and exposed habitats of subalpine zones +
leafy-bracteate +  and 1-2-flowered +
persistent +
reduced +
many;several +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
Flowering summer (Jun–Sep). +
Naturaliste Canad. +
wind-distributed +
1 +  and many +
3-angled +
persistent +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
1 +  and several +
persistent +
distinct +
3 +  and 1 +
Lloydia serotina var. flava +
Lloydia serotina +
variety +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
marcescent +
distinct +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
yellowish +  and greenish +
3 +  and 2 +