Sedella pentandra
Madroño 3: 240, plate 12, figs. 4, 5. 1936,.
Plants 0.3–1.3 dm, often with 1–4 ascending branches shorter than main axis; hypocotyl 1–2 cm. Stems 5–15-noded. Leaf-blades 0.4–0.7 × 0.2–0.3 cm. Cymes 1–5-branched, 2–12-flowered, sometimes flowers solitary, 1–4 cm. Flowers 2–3 mm diam.; calyx base thickened for 1 mm; petals ascending, later appressed to utricles, pale greenish yellow or with dorsal red streak, ovatelanceolate, 1.5–2 × 0.5–0.6 mm, apex acute; stamens 5; pistils 1 mm, adaxially stipitate-glandular; styles erect, 0.2–0.4 mm. Utricles erect and appressed, 1.2–1.5 mm. Seeds 0.7–0.9 mm. 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Thin soil on slate, shale, sandstone, or serpentine
Elevation: 300-700 m
Discussion
M. W. Skinner and B. M. Pavlik (1994) considered Sedella pentandra for listing as rare in California but rejected it as too common.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.