Physaria geyeri subsp. purpurea

(Rollins) O’Kane

Novon 17: 380. 2007.

Common names: Purple twinpod
Basionym: Physaria geyeri var. purpurea Rollins Rhodora 41: 401. 1939
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 639.

Trichomes nearly smooth. Petals purplish or light yellow, drying purplish. Fruits: replum apex obtuse; ovules usually 6 per ovary. 2n = 8.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Steep marly hillsides, steep slides, fine talus, scree, sandy road cuts
Elevation: 1200-2200 m

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

No values specified."not" is not a number. "elongated" is not a number."thick" is not a number."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

ovate +  and narrowly oblong +
obtuse +  and acute +
Steve L. O’Kane Jr. +
(Rollins) O’Kane +
Physaria geyeri var. purpurea +
appendaged +  and unappendaged +
repand +  and dentate +
oblanceolate;obovate +
much smaller +  and reduced +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
urceolate +, campanulate +  and tubular +
sessile +  and petiolate +
well-developed +
distinct +
not +  and differentiated +
Purple twinpod +
emarginate +  and entire +
1200-2200 m +
straight +  and curved +
not winged +  and unappendaged +
connate +  and distinct +
actinomorphic +
spatulate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
2-valved +  and capsular +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
inflated +, angustiseptate +  and obcordate +
latiseptate +, stipitate +, , +, subsessile +  and sessile +
angustiseptate +, terete +, not +, inflated +, not torulose +, obovoid +, ovoid +, ovate +, obpyriform +, oblong +, obdeltate +, obcordate +, lanceolate +, elliptic +, ellipsoid +, suborbicular +, orbicular +, subglobose +  and globose +
latiseptate +  and unsegmented +
angustiseptate +  and terete +
Steep marly hillsides, steep slides, fine talus, scree, sandy road cuts +
sessile +  and petiolate +
alternate +, not +  and rosulate +
cauline +  and basal +
connate +  and distinct +
decurrent +
sinuate;dentate;sinuate;dentate +
tenuinucellate +, crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
campylotropous +  and anatropous +
purplish +  and light yellow +
rudimentary +
obdeltate +, oblanceolate +, ovate +, obovate +  and spatulate +
Flowering May–Jul. +
trinucleate +  and 3(-11)-colpate +
ascending +, spreading +, horizontal +  and erect +
slender +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
furcate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
not +  and mucilaginous +
margined +  and winged +
not +  and mucilaginous +
white +, black +, brown +  and yellow +
suborbicular +, lenticular +  and flattened +
persistent +  and caducous +
distinct +
spreading +  and erect +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
perforate +  and complete +
reduced +
latiseptate +, schizocarpic +, samaroid +  and lomentaceous +
indehiscent +  and dehiscent +
angustiseptate +, flat +, angled +, terete +, torulose +, not +, segmented +  and nutletlike +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
tetradynamous +
branched +  and unbranched +
procumbent +  and decumbent +
spreading +  and erect +
2-lobed +  and entire +
subsessile +, sessile +  and petiolate +
persistent +
distinct +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Coulterina geyeri +  and Lesquerella geyeri +
Physaria geyeri subsp. purpurea +
Physaria geyeri +
subspecies +
simple +, stalked +, subsessile +  and sessile +
stellate-scalelike +
coiled +, 1-7-veined +  and veined +
anastomosing +
perennial +, biennial +  and annual +
aquatics +  and terrestrial +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
15 +, 12 +, 10 +, 9 +, 8 +, 7 +, 6 +, 5 +  and 4 +