Veratrum californicum var. caudatum

(A. Heller) C. L. Hitchcock in C. L. Hitchcock et al.

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

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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.

"broad" is not a number."thick" is not a number."thicker" is not a number.

persistent +
versatile +  and dorsifixed +
cordate-reniform +
Dale W. McNeal Jr. +  and Aaron D. Shaw +
(A. Heller) C. L. Hitchcock in C. L. Hitchcock et al. +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
dilated +
Veratrum caudatum +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
ovate-elliptic;lanceolate +
spreading +  and stiffly erect +
tunicate +  and scaly +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
glabrous +  and curly-hairy +
lanceolate;lance-linear +
Calif. +, Idaho +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
0–1000 m +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
some +  and bisexual +
indehiscent +, septicidal +  and loculicidal +
3-lobed +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
v--shaped +
Moist to wet marshy meadows and coniferous forest openings +
1/3 +  and 1/2 +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br />) +
veined +  and simple +
persistent +
reduced +
glabrous +  and abaxially tomentose +
entire +  and denticulate +
inferior +  and superior +
with few hairs +  and glabrous +
many;several +
flowered +  and unbranched +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
rotate;more or less campanulate +
Flowering summer–early fall. +
2-3 times longer than flowers +
lanceolate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. +
contractile +
wind-distributed +
1 +  and many +
ellipsoid +  and fusiform +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
adnate +  and free +
perigynous +
leafy +, hollow +  and simple +
tomentose +  and glabrous +
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (250 cm2,500 mm <br />2.5 m <br />) +
1 +  and several +
elongate +
distinct +
Acelidanthus +, Evonyxis +  and Leimanthium +
Veratrum californicum var. caudatum +
Veratrum californicum +
variety +
greenish;creamy white +
persistent +
distinct +  and weakly connate +
spreading +  and erect +
lanceolate +
subequal +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
short-hairy +
caulescent +  and scapose +
3 +  and 2 +