familyPlantaginaceae
genusSynthyris
speciesSynthyris missurica
subspeciesSynthyris missurica subsp. stellata
Synthyris missurica subsp. stellata
Phytologia 67: 464. 1989.
Endemic
Basionym: Synthyris stellata Pennell Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 85: 89. 1933
Synonyms: Veronica missurica subsp. stellata (Pennell) M. M. Martínez Ort. & Albach
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 301.
Leaves 45–105 mm during flowering, margins regularly to irregularly toothed. Racemes to 25 cm at end of flowering, longer in fruit, usually 24–45-flowered. Ovaries sparsely hairy, especially along margins. Capsules glabrescent.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–May; fruiting Mar–Jul.
Habitat: Moist forests.
Elevation: 30–1000 m.
Discussion
Subspecies stellata is known from the Columbia River Gorge and at higher elevations in Washington in environments that tend to be drier than those at the base of the Columbia Gorge.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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simple +
cordate;lobate +
orbiculate;reniform +
not leathery +
absent +
sterile +
ovate-spatulate +
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blue +
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drupe-like +
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connate +
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Phytologia +
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epipetalous +
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equal +
horizontal;erect +
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