familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusChorizanthe
subgenusChorizanthe subg. Amphietes
speciesChorizanthe fimbriata
Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata
Fl. Calif. 1: 394. 1914.
Common names: Lacinate spineflower
Basionym: Chorizanthe laciniata Torrey in War Department [U.S.], Pacif. Railr. Rep. 7(3): 19. 1857
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 465.
Revision as of 09:55, 30 July 2020 by imported>Volume Importer
Plants 1–2 (–2.5) × 1–2 dm. Leaf-blades obovate or spatulate, 1–2 (–3) × 0.2–1 (–1.5) cm. Perianths 8–9 (–10) mm; tepals laciniate apically with distal segments linear, scarcely broader than lateral ones. 2n = 40.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jul.
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly or rocky places, mixed grassland and chaparral communities, pine-oak woodlands
Elevation: 400-1500 m
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (Baja California)
Discussion
Variety laciniata is found from San Diego and western Imperial counties southward into Baja California. It can be weedy, especially in chaparral.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"/2" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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not winged +
brown +
included +
glabrous +
homocarpic +
lenticular +
3mm;4mm +
dehiscing +
oblong +
alternating +
straight +
shorter +
longer +
absent +
reduced +
distal +
stipelike +
hyaline +
entire +
elliptic;obovate or spatulate +
sessile +
leaflike +
opposite +
deciduous +
distinct +
absent +
connate +
brittle +
free +
aerial +
pubescent +
round +
woody +
Lacinate spineflower +
nuclear +
abundant +
distinct +
glabrous +
pedicellate +
exserted +
pubescent +
bisexual +
disarticulating +
aerial +
fistulose +
slender +
homocarpic +
Sandy to gravelly or rocky places, mixed grassland and chaparral communities, pine-oak woodlands +
scattered +
midlength +
bractlike +
capitate +
racemose +
reddish +
axillary +
enclosed +
6-ribbed +
corrugate +
pubescent +
nonmembranous +
0.2cm;1cm +
basal +
bractlike +
anterior +
continuous +
not swollen +
orthotropous +
basal +
articulate +
absent +
accrescent +
cluster +
reflexed +
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erect to deflexed +
winged +
bicolored +
persistent +
pubescent +
pustulose +
accrescent +
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indistinct +
Fl. Calif. +
1914 +
fibrous +
ringlike +
longitudinal +
recurved +
included +
absent +
not disarticulating +
scandent +
absent +
pubescent +
peltate +
capitate +
foliaceous +
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chartaceous +
arranged +
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spreading;erect +
Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata +
Chorizanthe fimbriata +
variety +
absent +
monomorphic +
entire +
connate +
dimorphic +
1/2 +
glabrous +
laciniate +
coriaceous +
scarcely broader +
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shallow +
connate +
longer +
unequal +
persistent +
membranous +
glandular-punctate +
developing +
raised +
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