Myosurus nitidus
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 194. 1905.
EndemicIllustrated
Synonyms: Myosurus egglestonii Wooton & Standley
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Herbs, 1-1.9 cm. Leaf-blades linear or very narrowly oblanceolate, 0.6-1.2 cm. Inflorescences: scape 0.5-0.9 cm. Flowers: sepals sometimes strongly veined, scarious margins narrow or broad; petal claw 3 times as long as blade. Heads of achenes 8-17 × 2-2.5 mm, exserted from leaves. Achenes: outer face orbiculate to rhombic, 0.8-1 × 0.6-0.8 mm, 1-1.3 times as high as wide, not bordered; beak 0.8-1 mm, 0.8-1.2 as long as outer face of achene, diverging (sometimes weakly) from outer face of achene, heads of achenes thus ±roughened by projecting achene beaks.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Under sagebrush
Elevation: 1800-2100 m
Distribution
Ariz., Colo., N.Mex.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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adjacent +
projecting +
dehiscing +
straight +
terminal +
0.8;1.2 +
oblanceolate +
absent +
sepaloid +
absent +
aggregated +
globose;cylindric +
small +
abundant +
exposed +
filiform +
symmetric +
bisexual +
prismatic +
roughened +
Present +
compound +
undivided +
oblanceolate +
simple +
basal +
incised;toothed;incised;toothed;entire +
scarious +
broad;narrow +
absent +
not bordered +
1-1.3 times as high as wide +
diverging +
plane +
hypogynous +
3 times as long as blade +
white +
distinct +
conspicuous +
0;5 +
reduced +
sheathing +
absent +
simple +
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
1905 +
1;many +
veined +
spurred +
imbricate +
with scarious margins;green +
not persistent +
distinct +
not veined +
curved +
faceted +
distinct +
5;25 +
absent +
unarmed +
absent +
persistent +
absent +
Myosurus nitidus +
Myosurus +
species +
rhizomatous +
annual +