familyPrimulaceae
genusDodecatheon
speciesDodecatheon pulchellum
varietyDodecatheon pulchellum var. distolum

Dodecatheon pulchellum var. distolum

Reveal

Phytologia 88: 294. 2006 ,.

James L. Reveal
Common names: Syncline shootingstar
Synonyms: Primula pauciflora var. distola (Reveal) Mast & Reveal
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 284. Mentioned on page 281.

Plants sparsely glandular-puberulent or minutely glandular. Leaves 2–10 (–13) × (0.3–) 0.5–2 cm; blade oblanceolate to elliptic. Pedicels usually glandular, rarely sparsely glandular-puberulent. Flowers: calyx glabrous and often minutely glandular at least on margins or sparsely glandular-puberulent; corolla lobes usually magenta to lavender, rarely white, 8–15 (–18) mm, tube yellow with reddish, thin, wavy ring; filament tube yellow, 1–2 (–2.5) mm; anthers 3.5–6 mm; pollen-sacs yellow, connective maroon.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–early summer.
Habitat: Flats and slopes often on limestone mainly in grassland and sagebrush communities, oak and/or conifer woodlands
Elevation: 1200-2000(-2800) m

Distribution

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S.Dak., Wyo.

Discussion

Variety distolum is found primarily on both sides of the Powder River Basin syncline in the Big Horn Mountains to the west and the Black Hills of northeastern Wyoming and adjacent west-central South Dakota in the east. Isolated populations occur at Devils Tower in Crook County, Wyoming.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"reddish" is not a number. "maroon" is not a number. "purple" is not a number.

... more about "Dodecatheon pulchellum var. distolum"
RDF feed
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Anther arrangement
connivent +
Anther some measurement
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Apex shape
acute;mostly acute;rounded +
Author
James L. Reveal +
Authority
Reveal +
Base coloration
whitish +  and yellowish +
Base shape
tapering +  and decurrent +
Basionyms
Exinia pulchella +
Blade margin architecture or shape
entire +
Blade margin pubescence
ciliolate +
Blade margin shape
crenulate +  and denticulate +
Blade shape
oblanceolate;elliptic +
Bract architecture
ternate +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract pubescence
puberulent +, glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Bract shape
lanceolate +
Bract some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Bulblet presence
absent +
Calyx architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Calyx coloration
purple-flecked;green +
Calyx pubescence
glandular-puberulent +  and glabrous +
Calyx shape
not keeled +  and tubular +
Calyx some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Capsule architecture
operculate +
Capsule arrangement or dehiscence
valvate +
Capsule atypical length
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Capsule atypical width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Capsule coloration
, +, speckled with red or speckled with maroon +, reddish-brown +, tan +  and light-brown +
Capsule dehiscence
valvate +
Capsule length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Capsule shape
cylindric-ovoid +
Capsule width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Caudex prominence
not obvious +
Cell architecture
bulbous +
Cell size
minute +
Central axis placentation
globose +
Common name
Syncline shootingstar +
Connective coloration
Maroon (?) +
Connective relief
wrinkled +  and smooth +
Corolla-tube coloration
yellow with reddish +  and magenta +
Corolla-tube width
thin +
Corolla lobe atypical some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Corolla lobe coloration
White (Usually magenta) +
Corolla lobe some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Corolla shape
short-tubular +
Distribution
S.Dak. +  and Wyo. +
Elevation
1200-2000(-2800) m +
Embryo course
straight +
Endosperm architecture
starchless +
Endosperm quantity
copious +
Filament fusion
connate +
Filament tube atypical some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Filament tube coloration
yellow +
Filament tube some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Flower architecture
homostylous +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
operculate +  and capsular +
Fruit dehiscence
valvate +
Habitat
Flats and slopes often on limestone mainly in grassland and sagebrush communities, oak and/or conifer woodlands +
Hair function
nectariferous +
Hair presence
absent +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence architecture
2-15(-22)-flowered +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Leaf architecture
simple +
Leaf atypical length
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
Leaf atypical width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Leaf length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Leaf width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +  and 2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
Line coloration
maroon speckles +, reddish +  and pink +
Lobe atypical some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Lobe coloration
white +, usually magenta +  and lavender +
Lobe length
2+ times tube (?) +
Lobe length or size
usually longer +
Lobe orientation
reflexed +  and spreading +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe some measurement
? (?) +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin shape
undulate +  and toothed +
Margin texture
membranous +
Margin width
thin +
Nectary presence
absent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovule architecture
tenuinucellate +  and bitegmic +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Pedicel architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Pedicel atypical some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Pedicel course
straight +
Pedicel length or size
longer +
Pedicel orientation
recurved +
Pedicel pubescence
glandular-puberulent +
Pedicel some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal coloration
white;pink or violet or magenta +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal quantity
4;5 +
Petiole architecture
wingless +  and winged +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering late spring–early summer. +
Pistil architecture
5-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac coloration
yellow +
Publication title
Phytologia +
Publication year
1753 +
Reference
None +
Resin canal presence
absent +
Rhizome presence
absent +
Ring presence
absent +
Ring shape
wavy +
Root coloration
white +
Root texture
fibrous +
Scape pubescence
puberulent +, glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Seed coloration
dark-brown +  and black +
Seed quantity
50;200 +
Seed relief
alveolate +
Seed shape
globose +  and ovoid or quadrate +
Segment atypical quantity
5 (10) +
Segment quantity
5 (?) +
Segment shape
toothlike +
Sepal coloration
green +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal quantity
4;5 +
Slit dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
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Special status
Illustrated +
Stamen fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Stamen position
exserted +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Staminode presence
absent +
Stem architecture
simple +
Stem orientation
nearly +  and erect +
Stem shape
inflated +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stigma size
not enlarged +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style position or structure subtype
terminal +
Style quantity
1 +
Substance coating
farinose +
Substance coloration or reflectance
crystalline +
Surface pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Synonyms
Primula pauciflora var. distola +
Taxon family
Primulaceae +
Taxon name
Dodecatheon pulchellum var. distolum +
Taxon parent
Dodecatheon pulchellum +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tube coloration
yellow with reddish +
Tube height or length or size
short +
Tube length
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.36 cm3.6 mm <br />0.0036 m <br />) +
Tube length or size
long +
Tube some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Tube width
thin +
Volume
Volume 8 +
Wall fragility or texture
pliable +
Wall width
thin +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +  and annual +
Whole organism architecture
stoloniferous +  and rhizomatous +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism pubescence
glandular +  and glandular-puberulent +
Whole organism some measurement
10cm (45cm) +
Whole organism texture
succulent +
X chromosome quantity
22 +