Gayophytum diffusum subsp. parviflorum

H. Lewis & Szweykowski

Brittonia 16: 386, figs. 5B, 17B. 1964.

Synonyms: Gayophytum diffusum var. strictipes (Hooker) Dorn G. lasiospermum Greene G. lasiospermum var. hoffmannii Munz G. nuttallii var. abramsii Munz G. nuttallii var. intermedium (Rydberg) Munz G. ramosissimum var. strictipes Hooker
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Flowers: sepals 0.9–2 mm; petals 1.2–3 mm; stigma subglobose, surrounded by anthers at anthesis. 2n = 28.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Oct.
Habitat: Open pine forests, sagebrush slopes, dry margins of meadows.
Elevation: 800–3700 m.

Distribution

B.C., Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.Mex., Oreg., S.Dak., Utah, Wash., Wyo., Mexico (Baja California)

Discussion

Subspecies parviflorum is extremely variable and may sometimes closely resemble diploid species Gayophytum decipiens, G. heterozygum, G. oligospermum, and G. ramosissimum, the first of which are hypothesized to have been involved in its origin and variation (H. Lewis and J. Szweykowski 1964).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
greenish yellow +
Harlan Lewis† +  and Warren L. Wagner +
H. Lewis & Szweykowski +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
branched +  and unbranched +
conspicuous +  and inconspicuous +
lobed +, toothed +  and entire +
lanceolate +
curved +  and straight +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
ascending +  and reflexed +
subterete +
constricted +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
dichotomous +  and branching +
B.C. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +, Oreg. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +, Wash. +, Wyo. +  and Mexico (Baja California) +
800–3700 m. +
exfoliating +
basifixed +  and versatile +
actinomorphic +
curved +  and straight +
subterete +  and flattened +
constricted +
Open pine forests, sagebrush slopes, dry margins of meadows. +
villous +, usually glabrous +  and strigillose +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
subopposite +  and alternate +
deciduous +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
reduced +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
1 +  and 20 +
numerous +  and 1 +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
red +, fading pink +  and white +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Flowering Jun–Oct. +
basal +  and cauline +
single +  and 2 +
clavate +  and globose +
spaced +, overlapping +, crowded +, parallel +  and arranged +
mottled with gray +  and brown +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
6 +  and 18 +
sculptured +  and smooth +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
in pairs +  and singly +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
purple +, pink +, red +  and green +
deciduous +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
parenchymatous +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
sinuous +  and straight +
unequal +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
2 times as many or as many as sepals +
unbranched +  and branched +
prostrate +  and decumbent +
spreading +  and erect +
subglobose +
petiolate +  and sessile +
intrapetiolar +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
non-papillate +
Gayophytum diffusum var. strictipes +, G. lasiospermum +, G. lasiospermum var. hoffmannii +, G. nuttallii var. abramsii +, G. nuttallii var. intermedium +  and G. ramosissimum var. strictipes +
branched +  and simple +
Gayophytum diffusum subsp. parviflorum +
Gayophytum diffusum +
subspecies +
3(-5)-aperturate +
smooth +  and erose +
papillate +