Mentzelia humilis var. guadalupensis

Spellenberg

Sida 18: 995, fig. 2. 1999.

Common names: Guadalupe Mountain blazingstar
Endemic
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Leaf-blades: widest intersinus distance 1.6–9.1 mm (always on some leaves greater than 2.6 mm); proximal spatulate to elliptic, margins pinnate, lobes 4–14, 2.5–6 (–8.4) × (1.1–) 2.9–5.1 mm; distal elliptic, lanceolate, or spatulate, margins pinnate, lobes 4–10, 2.8–6 × 1.1–4 mm. Flowers: petals 10.3–13 (–28.6) × 1.6–2.3 (–4) mm, 5 outermost stamens narrowly spatulate, 8.8–11 (–23.3) × 1–1.4 (–1.9) mm. Seed-coat: papillae 6–9 per cell.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat: Sparsely vegetated knolls, gypsum clay substrates.
Elevation: 1400–1600 m.

Discussion

Variety guadalupensis is distributed along the west side of the Guadalupe Mountains in Eddy and Otero counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

No values specified."not elongating" is not a number.

petaloid +  and heteromorphic +
1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br /> (2.23 cm22.3 mm <br />0.0223 m <br />) +
0.88 cm8.8 mm <br />0.0088 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
clawed +, linear +  and narrowly spatulate +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br />) +
John J. Schenk +  and Larry Hufford +
Spellenberg +
ridged +  and rounded +
Mentzelia pumila var. humilis +
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.91 cm9.1 mm <br />0.0091 m <br />) +
2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br /> (3.62 cm36.2 mm <br />0.0362 m <br />) +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (9.5 cm95 mm <br />0.095 m <br />) +
unlobed;lobed;orbiculate;obovate;unlobed;lobed;orbiculate;obovate;unlobed;lobed;orbiculate;obovate;oblanceolate;spatulate;linear;lanceolate;elliptic;ovate;cordate;deltate;hastate +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.91 cm9.1 mm <br />0.0091 m <br />) +
along entire stem +  and distal +
0.42 cm4.2 mm <br />0.0042 m <br /> (0.52 cm5.2 mm <br />0.0052 m <br />) +
0.53 cm5.3 mm <br />0.0053 m <br /> (1.02 cm10.2 mm <br />0.0102 m <br />) +
cup-shaped +
0.52 cm5.2 mm <br />0.0052 m <br /> (0.86 cm8.6 mm <br />0.0086 m <br />) +
Guadalupe Mountain blazingstar +
linear;spatulate;linear;spatulate;lanceolate;elliptic +
all +  and longest +
upcurved +  and antrorse +
1400–1600 m. +
curved +  and straight +
s--shaped +, clavate +, urceolate +, ovoid +, cylindric +, subcylindric +, lingulate +  and cup-shaped +
Sparsely vegetated knolls, gypsum clay substrates. +
free +  and adnate +
unlobed +  and filiform +
spatulate;lanceolate;spatulate;lanceolate;elliptic;spatulate;elliptic +
cauline +  and basal +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.84 cm8.4 mm <br />0.0084 m <br />) +
1.38 cm13.8 mm <br />0.0138 m <br /> (1.69 cm16.9 mm <br />0.0169 m <br />) +
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.29 cm2.9 mm <br />0.0029 m <br />) +
perpendicular +  and antrorse +
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (1.38 cm13.8 mm <br />0.0138 m <br />) +
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (2.33 cm23.3 mm <br />0.0233 m <br />) +
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br />) +
0.88 cm8.8 mm <br />0.0088 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br />) +
apical +, subapical +  and inferior +
perpendicular +  and oriented +
inconspicuous +
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2.86 cm28.6 mm <br />0.0286 m <br />) +
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
connate +  and distinct +
10.3mm;13mm +
spreading +  and erect +
hairy +  and glabrous +
obovate +, oblanceolate +, elliptic +, ovate +  and spatulate +
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
Flowering Jul–Sep. +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
flattened +  and ovoid +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
persistent +
lanceolate +  and narrowly ovate +
adnate +, free +  and distinct +
included +  and exserted +
straight +
papillate +
3-lobed +  and lingulate +
0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br /> (1.13 cm11.3 mm <br />0.0113 m <br />) +
Nuttallia humilis +  and Touterea humilis +
Mentzelia humilis var. guadalupensis +
Mentzelia humilis +
variety +
1.38 cm13.8 mm <br />0.0138 m <br /> (1.69 cm16.9 mm <br />0.0169 m <br />) +
perpendicular +  and antrorse +
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (1.38 cm13.8 mm <br />0.0138 m <br />) +
dendritic +  and unbranched +
sinuous +  and straight +
plant +  and bushlike +