Parietaria hespera var. californica

B. D. Hinton

Sida 3: 295. 1969.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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Herbs, 0.2-4 dm. Leaf-blades oblong, broadly ovate to orbiculate or reniform, 0.2-1.7 × 0.2-1.2 cm, as long as or slightly longer than wide, base rounded to nearly cordate, apex distally short-acuminate to obtuse or rounded. Flowers: involucral-bracts 1.2-3.2 mm; tepals spreading or recurved and twisted at maturity, distinct, ca. 2-2.7 mm, apex long-acuminate, attenuate, or caudate.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Moist, often shaded, sandy or rocky places
Elevation: 0-1200 m

Distribution

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Calif., Mexico (Baja California)

Discussion

The two varieties of Parietaria hespera are generally distinct, but intermediates occur. Both are found in California and have been collected in Los Angeles and Monterey counties and on Santa Barbara Island.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
light-brown +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (?) +
mucronate +, acute +  and ovoid +
0.6mm +  and 0.7mm +
0.2cm;4.5cm +
caudate +, attenuate +, long-acuminate +, distally short-acuminate +  and obtuse or rounded +
0.2cm;2.7cm +
David E. Boufford +
B. D. Hinton +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
rounded +  and nearly cordate +
0.2cm;2.7cm +
Calif. +  and Mexico (Baja California) +
0-1200 m +
reflexing +  and inflexed +
pistillate +  and staminate +
loosely +  and free +
Moist, often shaded, sandy or rocky places +
straight +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.32 cm3.2 mm <br />0.0032 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
slightly longer than wide +
broadly ovate +  and orbiculate or reniform +
0.2cm;1.2cm +
rounded +  and linear +
accrescent +
Flowering spring. +
branched +  and simple +
erect +, ascending +  and decumbent +
dilated +  and short-cylindric +
not +  and persistent +
Parietaria hespera var. californica +
Parietaria hespera +
variety +
reddish +, greenish +, green +  and white +
distinct +
shorter or longer +
recurved +  and spreading +
hypogynous +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br />) +
13 +, 10 +, 8 +  and 7 +