Honckenya peploides subsp. robusta

(Fernald) Hultén

Fl. Alaska Yukon 4: 677. 1944.

IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Arenaria peploides var. robusta Fernald Rhodora 11: 114. 1909
Synonyms: Honckenya peploides var. robusta (Fernald) House
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 140. Mentioned on page 139.

Plants with few stems, stout, succulent-coriaceous. Stems ascending to weakly erect, simple or few-branched, 15–50 cm × 3–6 mm, internodes of main-stem 10–55 mm. Leaves: main-stem leaves evenly spaced, of similar size on all stems; blade lanceolate to ovate, 12–28 × 7–15 mm, apex acuminate. Pedicels 2–3 mm. Flowers: sepals ovate, 4–7 mm, apex obtuse to acute. Capsules 5–8 × 5–10 mm, fleshy. Seeds dark reddish-brown, 2–4 mm, dull.


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

Distribution

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N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., P.E.I., Que., Conn., Maine, Md., Mass., N.H., N.J., N.Y.

Discussion

Subspecies robusta is possibly extirpated from Delaware and Virginia and now listed as rare/endangered in Maryland and New Jersey.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
70 +, 68 +  and 66 +
subperigynous +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
obtuse;acute +
Warren L. Wagner +
(Fernald) Hultén +
Arenaria peploides var. robusta +
Laciniate (?) +, Emarginate (?) +, Jagged (?) +, 2-fid (?) +  and Entire (?) +
obscurely +  and 1-veined +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
lanceolate +  and ovate +
succulent +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 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 +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +  and 1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
1-6-flowered +
dish--shaped +
expanded +
N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Conn. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, N.H. +, N.J. +  and N.Y. +
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 +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 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 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 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. Alaska Yukon +
dark reddish-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 /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
reduced +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
few-branched +  and simple +
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
ascending;weakly erect +
prostrate to decumbent +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
3mm;6mm +
[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 />) +
Honckenya peploides var. robusta +
Honckenya peploides subsp. robusta +
Honckenya peploides +
subspecies +
divided +
10 +  and 8 +
succulent-coriaceous +