Honckenya peploides subsp. major

(Hooker) Hultén

Fl. Aleut. Isl., 171. 1937.

Basionym: Arenaria peploides var. major Hooker Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 102. 1831
Synonyms: Arenaria peploides subsp. major (Hooker) Calder & Roy L. Taylor Arenaria peploides var. maxima Fernald Arenaria peploides var. oblongifolia (Torrey & A. Gray) S. Watson Honckenya oblongifolia Honckenya peploides var. major (Hooker) Abrams
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Plants with few stems, slender, succulent. Stems prostrate to decumbent, not much-branched, 10–30 (–50) cm × 1–3 mm, internodes of main-stem 8–40 (–60) mm. Leaves: main-stem leaves widely spaced, conspicuously larger than those of lateral branches; blade elliptic-obovate to broadly elliptic or narrowly elliptic or oblanceolate, (10–) 20–46 × (5–) 10–20 mm, apex acute to apiculate. Pedicels (3–) 8–16 (–26) mm. Flowers: sepals ovate, 4–6 mm, apex apiculate. Capsules 5–8 × 5–10 mm, chartaceous. Seeds reddish to yellowish-brown, 2–4 mm, glossy. 2n = 48, 64, 66, 68.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat: Sea beaches, sandy flats, and dunes above high tide
Elevation: 0-10 m

Distribution

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B.C., Alaska, Oreg., Wash., Asia (Japan), Asia (Korea), Asia (Russia)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
68 +, 66 +, 64 +  and 48 +
subperigynous +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
acute;apiculate +
Warren L. Wagner +
(Hooker) Hultén +
Arenaria peploides var. major +
Laciniate (?) +, Emarginate (?) +, Jagged (?) +, 2-fid (?) +  and Entire (?) +
obscurely +  and 1-veined +
narrowly elliptic or oblanceolate +  and elliptic +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4.6 cm46 mm <br />0.046 m <br />) +
elliptic-obovate to broadly +
succulent +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
reduced +
herbaceous +  and scarious +
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +
ovoid;subglobose +
chartaceous +  and fleshy +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +  and 1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
1-6-flowered +
dish--shaped +
expanded +
B.C. +, Alaska +, Oreg. +, Wash. +, Asia (Japan) +, Asia (Korea) +  and Asia (Russia) +
0-10 m +
straight +  and curved +
central +  and peripheral +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
pistillate +  and staminate +
honey-scented +
inconspicuous +
, +  and unisexual +
branched +  and simple +
4-angled +  and terete +
stalked +  and simple +
Sea beaches, sandy flats, and dunes above high tide +
disc--shaped +  and dish +
leafy +  and open +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (4.6 cm46 mm <br />0.046 m <br />) +
lanceolate;oblanceolate obovate or broadly elliptic +
connate +
membranous +
crenulate +
large +
swollen +
3 +  and 5 +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
campylotropous +
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
subperigynous +
fugacious +
spatulate +  and narrowly oblanceolate +
constricted +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Flowering late spring–summer. +
Fl. Aleut. Isl., +
reddish;yellowish-brown +
rugulose +
compressed +  and obovate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
persistent +
distinct +
enlarged +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
reduced +
Illustrated +
not much-branched +
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
prostrate +  and decumbent +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
prostrate;ascending or erect +
prostrate to decumbent +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
1mm;3mm +
[30 +, 3 +  and 5 +
papillate +
distinct +
3 +  and 5 +
filiform +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Arenaria peploides subsp. major +, Arenaria peploides var. maxima +, Arenaria peploides var. oblongifolia +, Honckenya oblongifolia +  and Honckenya peploides var. major +
Honckenya peploides subsp. major +
Honckenya peploides +
subspecies +
divided +
10 +  and 8 +