Meconella californica

Torrey & Frémont in J. C. Frémont

in J. C. Frémont, Rep. Exped. Rocky Mts., 312. 1845.

EndemicIllustrated
Synonyms: Meconella oregana var. californica (Torrey & Frémont) Jepson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Plants 0.3-1.8 dm. Stems erect to ascending. Leaves 3-25 mm; basal with blade spatulate; proximal cauline whorled, blade linear-spatulate; distal usually opposite, blade broadly linear; petiole to 17 mm; margins entire or rarely denticulate. Inflorescences: peduncle 3-8 cm. Flowers: receptacle shorter than broad, expanded into small ring beneath calyx; petals white to cream colored or outer sometimes yellow, alternately obovate and narrowly ovate, 2-7 × 1-5 mm, apex rounded; stamens ca. (6-) 12, in 2 series; outer filaments shorter than inner; anthers ovoid to globose, much shorter than filaments, usually broader. Capsules to 50 × 1.5 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering late winter–late spring.
Habitat: Moist, sunny slopes in open grassy areas in grasslands, oak or pine woodlands
Elevation: 0-1000 m

Discussion

The yellow color that occurs in the outer petals of some plants fades at night and returns in daylight.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broader" is not a number.

... more about "Meconella californica"
ovoid +  and globose +
rounded +
Gary L. Hannan +
Torrey & Frémont in J. C. Frémont +
winged-petiolate +
palmate +  and subpalmate +
linear-spatulate +  and spatulate +
globose +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
valvelike +
sessile +  and subsessile +
whorled +  and opposite +
0-1000 m +
connivent +  and overlapping +
sessile +, pedicellate +  and symmetric +
transverse +, poricidal +, valvate +  and dehiscence +
Moist, sunny slopes in open grassy areas in grasslands, oak or pine woodlands +
paniculate +  and racemose +
terminal +  and axillary +
sessile +, petiolate +  and simple +
alternate +  and opposite or whorled +
cauline +  and basal +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
denticulate +  and entire +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
ovate +  and obovate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
1-2-locular or +  and incompletely completely multilocular +
linear-oblong +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
white +  and cream colored +
distinct +
obovate +
2 times number of sepals +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Flowering late winter–late spring. +
in J. C. Frémont, Rep. Exped. Rocky Mts., +
colored +, white +  and clear +
carunculate +  and arillate +
list +  and count +
obovate +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
branching +, simple +  and leafy +
erect +  and ascending +
Meconella oregana var. californica +
Meconella californica +
Meconella +
species +
glabrate +  and glabrous +