Chlorogalum angustifolium
Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 104. 1863.
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Laothoë angustifolia (Kellogg) Greene Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 91. 1904
Bulbs 3–5 cm, tunic reddish-brown, membranous, with delicate fibers. Leaves 1–3 dm × 2–5 mm, margins not strongly undulate. Panicles 3–7 dm, branches ascending. Flowers vespertine, closing by following morning; tepals spreading but not strongly recurved, white with greenish yellow midveins, oblong, 8–12 mm at anthesis; stamens 8–12 mm, not exceeding tepals; anthers yellow, 1.5–3 mm; style long, 6–8 mm, or short, 2–4 mm; pedicel slender, 2–3 mm. Capsules 1.5–3 mm. 2n = 34.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Heavy, usually rocky soils, valleys and hills
Elevation: 0–500 m
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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yellow +
basifixed +
versatile +
sheathing +
herbaceous +
dilated +
reduced +
narrow +
absent +
1;several +
small +
scarious +
ascending +
tunicate +
solid +
fleshy +
delicate +
slender +
scattered +
closing +
vespertine +
1;several +
loculicidal +
Present +
paniculate +
simple +
persistent +
basal +
undulate +
greenish yellow +
(2-)3(-4)-locular +
many;several +
articulate +
slender +
showy +
Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. +
1863 +
wind-distributed +
staminodial +
fertile +
capitate +
distinct +
3-lobed +
Chlorogalum angustifolium +
Chlorogalum +
species +
twisting +
white +
persisting +
distinct +
absent +
oblong +
greener +
equal +
narrower +
reddish-brown +
membranous +
perennial +
woody +