Coptis laciniata

A. Gray

Bot. Gaz. 12:297. 1887.

EndemicIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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Rhizomes pale-brown. Leaves: blade 2-ternate or ternate with leaflets deeply 3-lobed almost to base; leaflets short to long-petiolulate, blade ovate to triangular, incised-lobate nearly to midvein, margins sharply serrulate-denticulate. Inflorescences 2-4-flowered, often shorter than leaves at anthesis, 5-10 cm, elongating to 25 cm in fruit. Flowers nodding; sepals reflexed and ascending, linear-lanceolate, 6-11× 0.3-1 mm; petals linear-lanceolate, nectary nearly basal, blade flattened, narrowly ligulate at apex; stamens 10-25. Follicles 5-11; stipe equal to or slightly shorter than body; body oblong, 8-13.5 mm; beak recurved, less than 1mm. Seeds 2-2.5 mm.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Moist woods, stream banks, seeps, and wet cliffs in the coastal mountains
Elevation: 500-2000 m

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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"elongating" is not a number.

... more about "Coptis laciniata"
Bruce A. Ford +
A. Gray +
cuneate +, truncate +  and cordate +
straight +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
ligulate +, ternate +  and 2-ternate +
flattened;incised-lobate;ovate;triangular +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.35 cm13.5 mm <br />0.0135 m <br />) +
globose;cylindric +
1-4-flowered +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Calif. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
500-2000 m +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
not veined +, stipitate +  and aggregate +
Moist woods, stream banks, seeps, and wet cliffs in the coastal mountains +
axillary +  and terminal +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
long-petiolulate +
palmate +  and pinnate +
serrulate-denticulate +
distinct +
conspicuous +
linear-lanceolate +
reduced +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Flowering spring–summer. +
4 +  and 15 +
not arillate +  and stalked +
dark-brown +  and tan +
wrinkled +
ellipsoid +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
green;white +
not persistent +
distinct +
ascending +  and reflexed +
3 +  and 6 +
linear-lanceolate +
0.42 cm4.2 mm <br />0.0042 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
oblong +  and ellipsoid +
pale-brown +, yellow +  and orange +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
persistent +
Coptis laciniata +
species +
herbaceous +  and woody +