Hesperevax sparsiflora var. brevifolia
Syst. Bot. 17: 302. 1992.
Common names: Seaside or short-leaved evax
Endemic
Basionym: Evax caulescens var. brevifolia A. Gray in A. Gray et al., Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 229. 1884
Synonyms: Evax sparsiflora var. brevifolia (A. Gray) Jepson
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Plants ± greenish, mostly 3–9 cm. Leaves cauline, largest 6–12 (–14) × 3–5 (–6) mm; blades ± round, ± densely lanuginose. Heads: longest 3–3.7 mm. Pistillate paleae 2.5–3.7 mm. Cypselae mostly 1–1.7 mm.
Phenology: Flowering and fruiting late Mar–early Jul.
Habitat: Sandy, grassy or wooded coastal bluffs, terraces, dunes
Elevation: 0–300 m
Discussion
Variety brevifolia occurs in a coastal band from the San Francisco Bay area to southwestern Oregon. It is of potential conservation concern in both states. See discussion under Hesperevax acaulis var. robustior.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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scarious +
hirsute +
papillate +
singly +
continuous +
decurrent +
thickened +
denticulate +
lanuginose +
round +
obovate;obovate;oblanceolate not gibbous flat +
absent +
stigmatic +
barbellulate +
absent +
Seaside or short-leaved evax +
actinomorphic +
unequal +
monomorphic +
incurved +
1mm;1.7mm +
staminate +
bisexual +
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2;5 +
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terminal +
cylindric +
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petiolate +
alternate +
cauline +
2-carpellate +
inferior +
attached +
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pistillate +
ranked +
persistent +
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Syst. Bot. +
1992 +
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distinct +
bristly +
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2-branched +
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