familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Senecioneae
genusErechtites
speciesErechtites hieraciifolius
varietyErechtites hieraciifolius var. megalocarpus

Erechtites hieraciifolius var. megalocarpus

(Fernald) Cronquist

Rhodora 48: 122. 1946.

Theodore M. Barkley†
Endemic
Basionym: Erechtites megalocarpus Fernald Rhodora 19: 24. 1917 (as megalocarpa)
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 604. Mentioned on page 603.
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Stems and leaves succulent. Receptacles 9–12+ mm diam. Cypselae 4–5 mm, nerves 16–20.


Phenology: Flowering summer–early fall.
Habitat: Saline coastal marshes
Elevation: 0–20 m

Distribution

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Conn., Mass., N.J., N.Y.

Discussion

Variety megalocarpus is a highly restricted ecotype.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Apex relief
papillate +
Apex shape
truncate-penicillate +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage shape
usually ovate +  and lance-linear +
Appendage pubescence
hispidulous +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Array architecture
corymbiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
Theodore M. Barkley† +
Authority
(Fernald) Cronquist +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Base shape
decurrent +
Basionyms
Erechtites megalocarpus +
Blade architecture
nerved +
Blade atypical length
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Blade atypical width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Blade length
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Blade shape
ovatelanceolate;lanceolate +
Blade width
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Body architecture
winged;nerved;ribbed +
Bractlet atypical quantity
6 (12) +
Bractlet quantity
1;6 +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellulate +
Bristle coloration
white +
Bristle pappus duration
persistent +
Bristle quantity
60;120 +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Calyculus quantity
Of 1 (15+ bractlets) +
Corolla architecture
not 2-lipped +
Corolla coloration
whitish +  and pale-yellow +
Corolla shape
tubular-filiform +
Cypsela architecture
10-20-nerved +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +
Cypsela pubescence
puberulent +  and glabrous +
Cypsela quantity
4-5 mm +, 2.3 +  and 3 +
Cypsela shape
ribbed or more or less obovoid +  and more or less fusiform +
Cypsela some measurement
4mm;5mm +
Disc-floret architecture
staminate +
Disc-floret atypical quantity
20 (50) +
Disc-floret position
inner +
Disc-floret quantity
10 (20) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Conn. +, Mass. +, N.J. +  and N.Y. +
Elevation
0–20 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face pubescence
glabrous +  and puberulent +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Habitat
Saline coastal marshes +
Head architecture or shape
disciform +
Head arrangement
singly +
Head atypical quantity
20 (40) +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head quantity
2;20 +
Head reproduction
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Linny Heagy +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre diameter
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
obconic;urceolate +
Involucre some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Leaf architecture
subsessile +  and petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
distributed +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Leaf texture
succulent +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Lobe orientation
erect;spreading +
Lobe quantity
4 (5) +
Lobe shape
lanceovate +  and deltate +
Margin architecture or shape
dentate to pinnatifid +  and entire +
Margin shape
subentire +  and serrate or weakly lobed +
Margin texture
scarious +
Nerve quantity
16 (20) +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus life cycle
falling +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
10 (100) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering summer–early fall. +
Phyllarie atypical quantity
5 (?) +
Phyllarie duration
persistent +
Phyllarie fusion
distinct +
Phyllarie growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Phyllarie life cycle
falling +
Phyllarie orientation
erect +
Phyllarie quantity
21 (?) +
Phyllarie shape
lanceolate +  and linear +
Phyllarie size
unequal +  and subequal +
Phyllarie texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous) +
Phyllarie variability
equal +
Publication title
Rhodora +
Publication year
1946 +
Ray-floret architecture
styliferous +, neuter +  and pistillate +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
In 1( (2+) series) +
Ray-floret reproduction
sterile +  and fertile +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Receptacle diameter
9mm (12mm) +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle relief
foveolate +
Receptacle shape
flat;convex +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
1;2 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V19-20-21/V20 1355.xml +
Special status
Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem atypical quantity
1 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem quantity
1 +
Stem texture
succulent +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style-branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +
Synonyms
Compositae +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Erechtites hieraciifolius var. megalocarpus +
Taxon parent
Erechtites hieraciifolius +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tube length or size
longer +
Ultimate margin shape
toothed +, denticulate +  and entire +
Volume
Volume 20 +
Whole-organism atypical some measurement
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
Whole-organism duration
annual +
Whole-organism some measurement
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
vine +, tree +, shrub +  and subshrub +
X chromosome quantity
20 +