Veratrum californicum var. caudatum
in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 1: 809. 1969.
Endemic
Basionym: Veratrum caudatum A. Heller Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 588. 1899
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Mentioned on page 76.
Panicle unbranched in distal 1/3–1/2, densely flowered; bracts in proximal unbranched portion lanceolate, 2–3 times longer than flowers, 2–3 cm. Tepals lanceolate, 12–17 mm.
Phenology: Flowering summer–early fall.
Habitat: Moist to wet marshy meadows and coniferous forest openings
Elevation: 0–1000 m
Distribution
Calif., Idaho, Oreg., Wash.
Discussion
Veratrum californicum var. caudatum occurs mostly west of the Cascade Mountains in the Pacific Northwest.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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apical +
persistent +
cordate-reniform +
swollen +
sheathing +
herbaceous +
dilated +
narrow +
shorter +
absent +
1;several +
ovate-elliptic;lanceolate +
glabrous +
ovoid +
solid +
tomentose-ciliate +
20cm;40cm +
lanceolate;lance-linear +
reduced +
15cm;25cm +
fleshy +
distinct +
filiform +
slender +
longer +
single +
capsular +
3-lobed +
green +
basal +
v--shaped +
few +
fused +
unbranched +
dense-paniculate +
tomentose +
alternate +
persistent +
ovate +
marginal +
many;several +
perigynous +
showy +
rotate;more or less campanulate +
unbranched +
2-3 times longer than flowers +
lanceolate +
staminate +
in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. +
1969 +
vertical +
contractile +
fleshy +
winged +
wind-distributed +
overlapping +
closed +
tubular +
Endemic +
perigynous +
fertile +
robust +
erect +
thickened +
capitate +
distinct +
elongate +
divergent +
septicidal +
persistent +
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erect +
inner +
Veratrum californicum var. caudatum +
Veratrum californicum +
variety +
petaloid +
greenish;creamy white +
persistent +
absent +
lanceolate +
subequal +
equal +
confluent +
greener +
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narrower +
short-hairy +
perennial +
woody +