Maianthemum racemosum subsp. amplexicaule

(Nuttall) LaFrankie

J. Arnold Arbor. 67: 418. 1986.

Basionym: Smilacina amplexicaulis Nuttall J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadephia 7: 58. 1834
Synonyms: Unifolium amplexicaule (Nuttall) Greene Vagnera amplexicaulis (Nuttall) Greene Vagnera pallescens Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 209.

Stems erect. Leaves sessile, clasping; blade base rounded; apex of third leaf below inflorescence acute, shorter than 2 mm.


Phenology: Flowering mid spring; fruiting early summer–autumn.
Habitat: Deciduous woodlands, persisting along shaded roadsides and urban and suburban wooded tracts
Elevation: 0–700 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., N.W.T., Sask., Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.Mex., N.Dak., Oreg., S.Dak., Tex., Utah, Wash., Wyo., n Mexico

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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

144 +, 72 +  and 36 +
versatile +  and dorsifixed +
cordate +  and linear +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
caudate +  and acute +
James V. LaFrankie +
(Nuttall) LaFrankie +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
tapered +  and rounded +
Smilacina amplexicaulis +
translucent red +, copper spots +  and green +
3-lobed +  and globose +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (17 cm170 mm <br />0.17 m <br />) +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
elliptic +  and ovate +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
pyramidal +
tunicate +  and scaly +
short-petiolate +  and clasping +
Alta. +, B.C. +, N.W.T. +, Sask. +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +, N.Dak. +, Oreg. +, S.Dak. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Wash. +, Wyo. +  and n Mexico +
0–700 m +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
bright red;mottled +
indehiscent +, septicidal +  and loculicidal +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Deciduous woodlands, persisting along shaded roadsides and urban and suburban wooded tracts +
persistent +
entire +, denticulate +, undulate +  and flat +
2-3-carpellate +
globose +
many;several +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
Flowering mid spring +  and fruiting early summer–autumn. +
J. Arnold Arbor. +
cylindrical +
wind-distributed +
1 +  and 4 +
globose +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Illustrated +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
7mm;9mm +
1 +  and several +
2-3-lobed +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +
3 +  and 1 +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
Unifolium amplexicaule +, Vagnera amplexicaulis +  and Vagnera pallescens +
Maianthemum racemosum subsp. amplexicaule +
Maianthemum racemosum +
subspecies +
distinct +
0.5mm;1mm +
inconspicuous +
triangular +  and ovate +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
multiplied +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
caulescent +  and scapose +
3 +  and 2 +