Tellima

R. Brown in J. Franklin et al.

in J. Franklin et al., Narr. Journey Polar Sea, 765. 1823 ,.

Common names: Fringecup
Etymology: Anagram of generic name Mitella
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 76. Mentioned on page 45, 46, 77, 85.
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FNA8 P9 Tellima grandiflora.jpegTellima
Tellima grandiflora
Lithophragma
Lithophragma parviflorum
Bensoniella
Bensoniella oregona
Barbara Alongi
Barbara Alongi
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey

Herbs, not rhizomatous, not stoloniferous; caudex erect, scaly. Flowering-stems erect, leafy, 40–90 cm, densely stipitate-glandular. Leaves in basal rosette and cauline; cauline leaves 2–3, alternate, relatively large, reduced distally; stipules present; petiole stipitate-glandular; blade orbiculate or ovate, shallowly 5–9-lobed, base cordate, ultimate margins serrate to crenate, apex acute or rounded, surfaces sparsely stipitate-glandular on veins abaxially, sparsely to moderately densely long-stipitate-glandular or glandular-hispid adaxially; venation palmate. Inflorescences racemes, terminal from axillary buds in rosette, 14–30-flowered, bracteate. Flowers: hypanthium adnate to ovary in proximal 1/2, free 2–3 mm, green; sepals 5, greenish; petals 5, greenish white or cream to pinkish red (sometimes drying dark red); nectary tissue not seen or inconspicuous; stamens 10; filaments filiform; ovary 1/4 inferior, 1-locular; placentation parietal; styles 2; stigmas 2, (enlarged). Capsules 2-beaked. Seeds dark-brown, ellipsoid, warty. x = 7.

Distribution

w North America

Discussion

Species 1: w North America.

Based on ITS-1 and ITS-2 analysis by D. E. Soltis and R. K. Kuzoff (1995), Tellima is closest to Lithophragma.

Species 1

Selected References

None.

"full" is not a number.

... more about "Tellima"
epigynous +, perigynous +  and hypogynous +
rounded +  and acute +
Elizabeth Fortson Wells +  and Patrick E. Elvander† +
R. Brown in J. Franklin et al. +
cordate +
dentate +, serrate +  and entire +
glandular-ciliate +  and ciliate +
5-9-lobed +, ovate +  and orbiculate +
3-carpellate +  and 2-carpellate +
reduced +  and large +
Fringecup +
ebracteate +, bracteate +  and 2-300(-1000+)-flowered +
w North America +
Anagram of generic name Mitella +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
2-3(-4)-beaked +  and folliclelike +
multicellular +
free +  and adnate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
bracteate +  and 14-30-flowered +
opposite +  and alternate +
crassinucellate +, unitegmic +  and bitegmic +
epigynous +, perigynous +  and hypogynous +
cream +  and pinkish red +
distinct +
unlobed +  and lobed +
peltate +  and jointed +
stipitate-glandular +
unequal +
in J. Franklin et al., Narr. Journey Polar Sea, +
spiny +  and ribbed +
dark-brown +
straight +
muricate +, cellular-rugulose +, tuberculate +, pitted +, papillate +  and wrinkled +
ellipsoid +
distinct +
unbranched +  and branched +
persistent +
horizontal +  and erect +
connate +  and distinct +
glandular-hispid +, long-stipitate-glandular +  and stipitate-glandular +
Tellima +
Saxifragaceae +
serrate +  and crenate +
not stoloniferous +  and not rhizomatous +
annual +, biennial +  and perennial +