familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Monotropoideae
genusPityopus
speciesPityopus californicus

Pityopus californicus

(Eastwood) H. F. Copeland

Madroño 3: 155. 1935 (as californica) ,.

Gary D. Wallace
Common names: Pine foot
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Monotropa californica Eastwood Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 75, plate 7. 1902
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 395.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Inflorescences 1–4 cm; bracts cream, 1–2 × 0.5–2 cm. Flowers: lateral sepals 1–1.8 × 0.5 cm, others 0.8–1.2 × 0.3–0.5 cm; petals oblong, 1–1.5 × 0.4–0.7 cm, base slightly saccate, apex rounded; stamens 0.6–1.1 cm; anthers horizontal at anthesis, 1–1.5 mm diam.; ovary 3–5 × 2.5–5 mm, glabrous; style 3–5 × 2–3 mm; stigma 5+ mm diam., apex depressed. Berries 5–8 (–10) diam. Seeds ca. 0.2–0.4 mm diam.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat: Moist, coniferous or mixed-deciduous forests
Elevation: 30-1800 m

Distribution

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Calif., Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Abaxial groove presence
absent +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscent +
Anther development
inverted +
Anther diam
horizontal +
Anther shape
horseshoe--shaped +
Apex shape
depressed +  and rounded +
Author
Gary D. Wallace +
Authority
(Eastwood) H. F. Copeland +
Axis coloration
yellowish;cream +
Axis duration
persistent +
Axis some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Axis texture
not fibrous +  and fleshy +
Bark presence
absent +
Base architecture or shape
saccate +
Basionyms
Monotropa californica +
Berry diameter
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Blade shape
acicular;plane +
Blade texture
coriaceous +
Bract coloration
cream +
Bract length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Bract length or size
longer +
Bract width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Cauline leaf arrangement
pseudoverticillate +, in basal rosettes +  and alternate +
Common name
Pine foot +
Compound odor
aromatic +
Compound presence
absent +
Corolla architecture or fixation
clasping +
Corolla duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Corolla presence
absent +
Corolla quantity
rotate to crateriform campanulate cylindric globose or urceolate +
Corolla shape
tubular-campanulate +
Distribution
Calif. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
Elevation
30-1800 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Embryo prominence
undifferentiated +
Embryo shape
fusiform +
Embryo size
minute +
Endosperm architecture
cellular +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Endosperm texture
fleshy +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Filament pubescence
pubescent +
Filament size
slender +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower orientation
erect +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +  and bisexual +
Fruit architecture
baccate +
Fruit dehiscence
indehiscent +
Fruit orientation
erect +
Habitat
Moist, coniferous or mixed-deciduous forests +
Hair architecture
multicellular +
Hair arrangement
crowded +
Hair presence
absent +
Hypanthium presence
absent +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Inflorescences cyme orientation
erect +
Inflorescences raceme orientation
erect +
Lateral sepal length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Lateral sepal width
0.5 +
Leaf architecture
simple +
Leaf arrangement
whorled +, , +, opposite +, pseudoverticillate +  and alternate +
Leaf duration
persistent +
Leaf position
cauline +
Leaf presence
absent +
Leaf shape
scale-like +
Leaf size
reduced +
Lobe height or length or size
shorter +
Margin shape
revolute;plane;toothed;entire;revolute;plane;toothed;entire +
Nectary disc presence
absent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Other width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Ovary architecture
furrowed +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary arrangement
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
Ovary length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Ovary placentation
intruded-parietal +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovary pubescence
glabrous +
Ovary shape
lobed +
Ovary width
2.5mm;5mm +
Ovule architecture
tenuinucellate +  and unitegmic +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Panicle arrangement
fascicles +
Pedicel orientation
erect +
Pedicel shape
elongate +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Perula presence
absent +
Petal atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Petal coloration
yellowish;cream +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal length
1cm;1.5cm +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
4 +
Petal shape
oblong +
Petal size
reduced +
Petal texture
not sticky +
Petal width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering late spring–summer. +
Pistil architecture
(4-)5-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pith architecture
solid +
Publication title
Madroño +
Publication year
1832 +
Reference
None +
Seed architecture
not winged +
Seed atypical quantity
10 (1000) +
Seed coloration
tan;yellowish-brown or brown +
Seed diameter
0.2mm;0.4mm +
Seed fusion
distinct +
Seed quantity
25;100 +
Seed shape
ovoid +
Sepal atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Sepal fixation or orientation
appressed +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal position
lateral +
Sepal presence
absent +
Sepal quantity
4 +
Sepal shape
flattened +  and canoe--shaped +
Slit height or length or size
short +
Slit quantity
1 +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Stamen atypical quantity
10 (14) +
Stamen position
included +
Stamen quantity
8 +
Stamen some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Stem orientation
decumbent +  and erect +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
hairy +  and glabrous +
Stigma architecture
peltate +  and capitate +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stigma shape
umbilicate +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style architecture
hollow +
Style course
straight +
Style fragility or size
stout +
Style length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Style orientation
declinate +
Style quantity
1 +
Style width
2mm +  and 3mm +
Synonyms
Undefined subfam. Pyroloideae +, Undefined tribe Monotropaceae +  and Undefined tribe Pyrolaceae +
Taxon family
Ericaceae +
Taxon name
Pityopus californicus +
Taxon parent
Pityopus +
Taxon rank
species +
Terminal flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Testa width
thin +
Volume
Volume 8 +
Whole organism architecture
achlorophyllous +
Whole organism duration
evergreen +, deciduous +  and perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism nutrition
heterotrophic +