Streptanthus glandulosus subsp. albidus

(Greene) Al-Shehbaz

Novon 18: 280. 2008.

Basionym: Streptanthus albidus Greene Pittonia 1: 62. 1887
Synonyms: Euklisia albida (Greene) Greene Streptanthus glandulosus var. albidus (Greene) Jepson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 713. Mentioned on page 712.

Stems 3–12 dm, sparsely hirsute proximally, glabrous distally. Cauline leaves: blade conduplicate distally, margins entire, surfaces glabrous. Racemes not secund; rachis straight. Fruiting pedicels 4–8 mm, glabrous. Flowers: sepals greenish white, white, or pale-yellow, 7–11 mm, glabrous; petals white (with light-brown or purplish veins), 11–17 mm; adaxial filaments 8–10 mm. Fruits divaricate to ascending, straight; valves glabrous. 2n = 28.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Rocky, often barren ultramafic grassland openings
Elevation: 100-800 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Subspecies albidus is restricted to about ten populations at the western base of the Mount Hamilton Range, Santa Clara County. It intergrades locally with subsp. glandulosus in flower color.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"elongated" is not a number."thick" is not a number."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
lateral +  and abaxial +
linear +  and oblong +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz +
(Greene) Al-Shehbaz +
narrowed +
Streptanthus albidus +
appendaged +  and unappendaged +
not +  and auriculate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
lyrate-pinnatifid +, dentate +  and entire +
dissected +, repand +, sinuate +, crenate +  and dentate +
auriculate to amplexicaul;linear-lanceolate;lanceolate or oblanceolate +
much smaller +  and reduced +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
urceolate +
branched +  and simple +
petiolate +  and sessile +
well-developed +
distinct +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
differentiated +
emarginate +  and entire +
100-800 m +
straight +  and curved +
not winged +  and unappendaged +
connate +  and distinct +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
latiseptate +, stipitate +  and subsessile +
straight +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br />) +
flattened +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Rocky, often barren ultramafic grassland openings +
sessile +  and petiolate +
alternate +, not +  and rosulate +
cauline +  and basal +
connate +  and distinct +
decurrent +
crisped;coarsely dentate;more or less lobed +
tenuinucellate +, crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
campylotropous +  and anatropous +
unequal +
rudimentary +
oblong +  and ovate +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Flowering Apr–Jul. +
trinucleate +  and 3(-11)-colpate +
spreading +  and ascending +
stout +  and slender +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br />) +
mucilaginous +
aseriate +, uniseriate +  and biseriate +
not +  and mucilaginous +
white +, black +, brown +  and yellow +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.21 cm2.1 mm <br />0.0021 m <br />) +
ovoid +  and oblong +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
pale-yellow +, white +  and greenish white +
persistent +  and caducous +
distinct +
not keeled +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
reduced +
latiseptate +, schizocarpic +, samaroid +  and lomentaceous +
indehiscent +  and dehiscent +
angustiseptate +, flat +, angled +, terete +, torulose +, not +, segmented +  and nutletlike +
tetradynamous +
branched +  and unbranched +
procumbent +  and decumbent +
ascending +  and erect +
glabrous +  and hirsute +
subentire +
subsessile +, sessile +  and petiolate +
persistent +
distinct +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Euklisia albida +  and Streptanthus glandulosus var. albidus +
Streptanthus glandulosus subsp. albidus +
Streptanthus glandulosus +
subspecies +
dendritic +  and simple +
coiled +, 1-7-veined +  and veined +
anastomosing +
glabrous +  and hirsute +
perennial +, biennial +  and annual +
subshrub +  and shrub +
aquatics +  and terrestrial +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
0.1mm;0.5mm +