Oemleria cerasiformis

(Torrey & A. Gray) J. W. Landon

Taxon 24: 200. 1975.

EndemicIllustrated
Basionym: Nuttallia cerasiformis Torrey & A. Gray in W. J. Hooker and G. A. W. Arnott, Bot. Beechey Voy., 337. 1839
Synonyms: Osmaronia cerasiformis (Torrey & A. Gray) Greene O. cerasiformis var. lancifolia Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 385.

Leaves: petiole 5–12 (–15) mm; blade abaxially paler, 5–10 (–15) × 1.5–4 cm, base cuneate, apex acute to obtuse. Inflorescences appearing with leaves, 3–10 cm. Flowers: sepals 1.5–2 mm, glabrous, glabrate, or hairy; petals (3–) 4–6 mm (smaller on pistillate flowers); stamens 10 within hypanthium, 5 exserted from rim; carpels 3–4 (–4.5) mm. Drupes glaucous, taste bitter. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering Feb–Apr.
Habitat: Canyons, roadsides, stream banks, lowland wet woods, dry open woods, chaparral
Elevation: 0–1900 m

Distribution

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B.C., Calif., Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

Oemleria cerasiformis is found from the Pacific coast to the western slopes of the Cascades and the northern Sierra Nevada. It is one of the earlier flowering woody plants in the Pacific Northwest and provides good cover and food for birds and other animals. The flowers are foul smelling, part of a fly-pollination syndrome.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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glabrescent +  and puberulent +
acute;obtuse +
William J. Hess +
(Torrey & A. Gray) J. W. Landon +
purplish brown +
compound +  and simple +
opposite +  and alternate +
cuneate +
Nuttallia cerasiformis +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
oblong +, elliptic +  and oblong-lanceolate +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
coriaceous +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +  and 4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (?) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
B.C. +, Calif. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
2 +  and 5 +
0–1900 m +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
bisexual +  and unisexual +
not +  and aggregated +
purple-black +
elliptic-obovate +  and ovate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
not +  and aggregated +
not +  and aggregated +
Canyons, roadsides, stream banks, lowland wet woods, dry open woods, chaparral +
deciduous +  and persistent +
hairy +, glabrate +  and glabrous +
turbinate +  and campanulate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
crassinucellate +
deciduous +
toothed +, unlobed +  and lobed +
inferior +  and superior +
biseriate +  and clustered +
collateral +  and apical +
0 (?) +  and 4 (?) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
greenish white +
free +  and distinct +
elliptic-obovate;elliptic-ovate +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Flowering Feb–Apr. +
adnate +, free +, connate +  and distinct +
hairy +, glabrate +  and glabrous +
not arillate +
not persistent +
free +  and distinct +
erect +  and spreading +
hairy +, glabrate +  and glabrous +
triangular +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
free +  and distinct +
branched +  and simple +
5 +  and 20 +
distinct +  and free +
deciduous +
distinct +
basal +, lateral +, subterminal +  and terminal +
not elongate +
Osmaronia cerasiformis +  and O. cerasiformis var. lancifolia +
Oemleria cerasiformis +
Oemleria +
species +
inconspicuous +
tree +  and shrub +