Physaria occidentalis subsp. occidentalis

Synonyms: Lesquerella cusickii M. E. Jones Lesquerella occidentalis subsp. cusickii Lesquerella occidentalis var. cusickii (M. E. Jones) C. L. Hitchcock
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Caudex a thickened crown, branched. Stems several from base, exserted to nearly covered with basal leaves (densely clustered), erect or decumbent. Basal leaves: blade margins sinuate-dentate or entire. Fruits (strongly latiseptate), compressed at margins and apex, apex (acute), often beaked; valves pubescent inside; ovules 4 per ovary; style frequently curved. 2n = 10.


Phenology: Flowering (Apr-)Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Loose gravelly soils, talus slopes, volcanic rocks, rocky ridges, metamorphic rubble, marbleized rocks, decomposed limestone and schist, barren hillsides, whitish ash deposits
Elevation: (600-) 1800-3400 m

Distribution

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Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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ovate +  and narrowly oblong +
Steve L. O’Kane Jr. +
(S. Watson) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz +
Vesicaria occidentalis +
appendaged +  and unappendaged +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
entire +  and sinuate-dentate +
repand +  and dentate +
oblanceolate;suborbicular;obovate or elliptic +
much smaller +  and reduced +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
urceolate +, campanulate +  and tubular +
sessile +  and petiolate +
well-developed +
distinct +
not +  and differentiated +
emarginate +  and entire +
Calif. +, Idaho +, Nev. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
(600-) 1800-3400 m +
straight +  and curved +
not winged +  and unappendaged +
connate +  and distinct +
actinomorphic +
2-valved +  and capsular +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
compressed +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
latiseptate +, stipitate +, , +, subsessile +  and sessile +
angustiseptate +, terete +, not +, inflated +, not torulose +, obovoid +, ovoid +, ovate +, obpyriform +, oblong +, obdeltate +, obcordate +, lanceolate +, elliptic +, ellipsoid +, suborbicular +, orbicular +, subglobose +  and globose +
latiseptate +  and unsegmented +
angustiseptate +  and terete +
Loose gravelly soils, talus slopes, volcanic rocks, rocky ridges, metamorphic rubble, marbleized rocks, decomposed limestone and schist, barren hillsides, whitish ash deposits +
sessile +  and petiolate +
alternate +, not +  and rosulate +
cauline +  and basal +
connate +  and distinct +
decurrent +
dentate +, entire +  and sinuate-dentate +
sinuate;dentate;sinuate;dentate +
tenuinucellate +, crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
campylotropous +  and anatropous +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
purple +, white +, orange +  and yellow +
rudimentary +
spatulate +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Flowering (Apr-)Jun–Aug. +
trinucleate +  and 3(-11)-colpate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
ascending +, spreading +, horizontal +  and erect +
slender +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
rounded +  and narrowly oblong +
not +  and mucilaginous +
margined +  and winged +
not +  and mucilaginous +
white +, black +, brown +  and yellow +
suborbicular +, lenticular +  and flattened +
persistent +  and caducous +
distinct +
spreading +  and erect +
oblongelliptic +  and elliptic +
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
perforate +  and complete +
reduced +
latiseptate +, schizocarpic +, samaroid +  and lomentaceous +
indehiscent +  and dehiscent +
angustiseptate +, flat +, angled +, terete +, torulose +, not +, segmented +  and nutletlike +
tetradynamous +
branched +  and unbranched +
procumbent +  and decumbent +
decumbent +  and erect +
2-lobed +  and entire +
subsessile +, sessile +  and petiolate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
persistent +
distinct +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br />) +
Lesquerella cusickii +, Lesquerella occidentalis subsp. cusickii +  and Lesquerella occidentalis var. cusickii +
Physaria occidentalis subsp. occidentalis +
Physaria occidentalis +
subspecies +
simple +, stalked +, subsessile +  and sessile +
spreading +  and appressed +
bifurcate +
coiled +, 1-7-veined +  and veined +
anastomosing +
perennial +, biennial +  and annual +
aquatics +  and terrestrial +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
15 +, 12 +, 10 +, 9 +, 8 +, 7 +, 6 +, 5 +  and 4 +