Orthocarpus cuspidatus subsp. cryptanthus

(Piper) T. I. Chuang & Heckard

Syst. Bot. 17: 576. 1992.

Endemic
Basionym: Orthocarpus cryptanthus Piper Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 200. 1907
Synonyms: O. copelandii var. cryptanthus (Piper) D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 682.

Flowers: corolla 9–14 mm, equal to bracts, abaxial lip 3–4 mm, pouches 1–2 mm deep.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Meadows, open sagebrush communities.
Elevation: 1500–3200 m.

Discussion

Subspecies cryptanthus has a more extensive range in northern California than the other subspecies and occurs in adjacent Oregon and western Nevada.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
rounded +  and galeate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
retuse +  and obtuse +
Kerry A. Barringer +
(Piper) T. I. Chuang & Heckard +
Orthocarpus cryptanthus +
not leathery +  and not fleshy +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
tubular +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
white +, yellow +  and purple-pink +
gibbous +  and club--shaped +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Calif. +, Nev. +  and Oreg. +
1500–3200 m. +
hairy +  and glabrous +
2 +  and 1 +
indehiscent +, septicidal +, loculicidal +  and dehiscence +
Meadows, open sagebrush communities. +
axillary +  and terminal +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
deciduous +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
triangular +
3-lobed +  and entire +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
tenuinucellate +  and unitegmic +
campylotropous-like +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
Flowering Jun–Aug. +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
dark-brown +
1 +  and 12 +
not ridged +, ovoid +  and reniform +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
subequal +
aerial +  and subterranean +
erect +  and ascending +
puberulent +  and scabrous +
not fleshy +
not expanded +
O. copelandii var. cryptanthus +
Orthocarpus cuspidatus subsp. cryptanthus +
Orthocarpus cuspidatus +
subspecies +
not bearded +
not hooked +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +