Sairocarpus kingii
Revis. Antirrhineae, 470. 1988.
Common names: Least snapdragon
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Antirrhinum kingii S. Watson Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 215, plate 21, figs. 1–4. 1871
Annuals. Stems 3–45 cm, not self-supporting, glabrous; branches twining. Leaves opposite proximally, alternate distally; blade elliptic to linear, 5–35 × 1–7 mm, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences axillary, flowers solitary. Pedicels 1–12 mm. Flowers chasmogamous and cleistogamous; calyx lobes unequal, glandular-hairy, adaxial lobe 4–5.5 × 1.5–2 mm; corolla white, purple-veined, 5.5–7 mm, base gibbous, mouth 3–3.5 mm diam., palate purple-veined, angular, 2.5–3 mm diam., minutely papillate. Capsules ovoid to globular, 3–4.5 mm, glandular-hairy, abaxial locule with 1 pore. Seeds black, 1 mm, reticulate, ridged, or tuberculate. 2n = 30.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Washes, scree, rocky slopes.
Elevation: 500–2300 m.
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg., Utah.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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4mm;5.5mm +
hairy;glandular-hairy +
largest +
hypogynous +
simple +
gibbous +
elliptic;linear +
linear;oblanceolate +
absent +
absent +
twining +
absent +
symmetric +
glandular-hairy +
unequal +
glandular-hairy +
Least snapdragon +
purple-veined +
symmetric +
white +
tubular +
drupe-like +
absent +
Present +
axillary +
cauline +
ovate;lanceolate +
poricidal +
unequal +
axile +
purple-veined +
angular +
papillate +
spiciform +
hypogynous +
connate +
absent +
absent +
2-carpellate +
Revis. Antirrhineae, +
1988 +
absent +
reticulate +
black +
5;40 +
tuberculate +
ridged +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
connate +
didynamous +
adnate +
absent +
equal +
not self-supporting +
erect +
basal +
absent +
glabrous +
filiform +
punctiform +
absent +
glabrous +
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not spurred +
gibbous +
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