familyCistaceae
genusCrocanthemum
speciesCrocanthemum scoparium
varietyCrocanthemum scoparium var. vulgare

Crocanthemum scoparium var. vulgare

(Jepson) Sorrie

Phytologia 93: 271. 2011.

Bruce A. Sorrie
Basionym: Helianthemum scoparium var. vulgare Jepson Man. Fl. Pl. Calif., 641. 1925
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 408. Mentioned on page 407.
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Stems mostly 30–45 cm, usually erect-fastigiate, sometimes curved proximally and erect distally. Flowers 4–18 per stem, outer sepals 2–3.5 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jul.
Habitat: Mostly inland chaparral, dry, sandy or rocky slopes and ridges, sandy or stony mesas
Elevation: 50–1200 m

Distribution

V6 773-distribution-map.jpg

Calif., Mexico (Baja California)

Discussion

Variety vulgare is the most abundant and widespread of the five western crocanthemums in the flora area. Variation ranges from plants that are relatively short and many-stemmed to those that are relatively tall and few-stemmed; all typically have erect stems and numerous flowers. It ranges from Lake and El Dorado counties to northern Baja California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Apex shape
acute +  and acuminate +
Author
Bruce A. Sorrie +
Authority
(Jepson) Sorrie +
Basionyms
Helianthemum scoparium var. vulgare +
Blade architecture
veined +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade atypical width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Blade length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Blade quantity
3;45 +
Blade shape
scale-like +  and not lobed +
Blade width
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Bract length
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract width
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Calyx pubescence
stellate-pubescent +
Capsule length
0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br /> (0.38 cm3.8 mm <br />0.0038 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Distribution
Calif. +  and Mexico (Baja California) +
Elevation
50–1200 m +
Filament fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower presence
absent +
Flower quantity
4;18 +
Flower reproduction
chasmogamous +  and cleistogamous +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Fruit dehiscence
loculicidal +
Habitat
Mostly inland chaparral, dry, sandy or rocky slopes and ridges, sandy or stony mesas +
Hair quantity
1;20 +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence architecture
umbellate +, thyrsiform +  and cymose +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +, paniculate +  and corymbose +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inner sepal atypical length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.75 cm7.5 mm <br />0.0075 m <br />) +
Inner sepal length
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Inner sepal width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Lateral-vein prominence
obscure +
Leaf architecture
stipulate +  and estipulate +
Leaf arrangement
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Leaf duration
deciduous +
Leaf position
cauline +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin shape
undulate +  and revolute +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer integument width
thin +
Outer sepal arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Outer sepal length
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Outer sepal some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Outer sepal width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
Ovary architecture
6-12-carpellate +, 5-carpellate +, 3-carpellate +  and 2-carpellate +
Ovary placentation
parietal +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovule architecture
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
Ovule orientation
orthotropous +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glandular-hairy +
Pedicel some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Petal arrangement
crumpled +  and imbricate +
Petal coloration
yellow +, white +, red +, purple +, pink +, dark red +  and green +
Petal duration
caducous +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal length
3mm;6mm +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
3;5 +
Petal shape
obovate +
Petal width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Petiole some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering Mar–Jul. +
Publication title
Phytologia +
Publication year
2011 +
Reference
None +
Seed atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Seed quantity
3;800 +
Sepal duration
persistent +
Sepal life cycle
falling +
Sepal quantity
3;5 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V6/V6 773.xml +
Special status
Illustrated +
Stamen atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5;150 +
Stem arrangement
erect-fastigiate +
Stem course
curved +
Stem growth form
not dimorphic +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem pubescence
lanate +, usually sparsely stellate-pubescent +  and glabrate +
Stem some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br />) +
Stigma quantity
3 +  and 1 +
Stipule architecture
sessile +  and petiolate +
Stipule duration
caducous +
Style presence
absent +
Style quantity
1 +
Surface pubescence
stellate-pubescent +  and glabrate abaxially +
Synonyms
Helianthemum subg. Lecheoides +
Taxon family
Cistaceae +
Taxon name
Crocanthemum scoparium var. vulgare +
Taxon parent
Crocanthemum scoparium +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 6 +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
subshrub +
Whole organism pubescence
hairy +
Whole organism some measurement
0.4dm (8dm) +
X chromosome quantity
10 +