Romneya coulteri
London J. Bot. 4: 75, plate 3. 1845.
EndemicIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Plants 10-25 dm. Leaves 5-20 cm. Flowers: calyx distinctly beaked at bud apex, glabrous; petals 6-10 cm. Capsules 3-4 cm. Seeds dark-brown, papillose. 2n = 38.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer (Apr–Aug).
Habitat: Dry washes, canyons
Elevation: less than 1200 m
Discussion
Romneya coulteri shares with Hibiscus lasiocarpos the distinction of having the largest flowers of any plant native to California.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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perigynous +
yellow +
absent +
gray-green +
lobed +
absent +
beaked +
glabrous +
Calif. +
capsular +
dehiscing +
bristly +
oblong;ovoid +
Present +
1-flowered +
petiolate +
alternate +
perigynous +
white +
distinct +
absent +
2 times number of sepals +
7-12-carpellate +
parietal +
London J. Bot. +
1845 +
expanded +
creeping +
clear +
sticky +
dark-brown +
many +
papillose +
ovoid +
1-seeded +
caducous +
distinct +
obovate +
many +
herbaceous +
coherent +
2;many +
radiate-ascending +
velvety +
7;12 +
flattened +
absent +
Romneya coulteri +
Romneya +
species +
glaucous +
large +