familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Amygdaloideae
genusPeraphyllum
speciesPeraphyllum ramosissimum
Peraphyllum ramosissimum
in J. Torrey and A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 474. 1840.
EndemicIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 662.
Revision as of 13:49, 30 July 2020 by imported>Volume Importer
Leaves crowded toward tips of short-shoots; stipules minute; blade 4–12 mm wide. Pedicels 1–2 cm. Flowers: sepals 2.5–5 mm, adaxially pubescent; petals 4–8 mm. 2n = 34.
Phenology: Flowering spring; fruiting summer.
Habitat: Dry hillsides, mostly in full sun, pinyon pine-juniper, ponderosa pine, oak-sagebrush, and other communities
Elevation: 500–3000 m
Distribution
Calif., Colo., Idaho, Nev., N.Mex., Oreg., Utah.
Discussion
Peraphyllum ramosissimum is distinctive for its narrow leaves, small flowers, and yellow-orange pomes.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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aggregated +
epigynous +
dehiscent +
gray +
clawed +
coriaceous +
absent +
absent +
4-6-loculed +
cartilaginous +
simple +
aggregated +
absent +
developing +
aggregated +
yellow-orange +
glabrous +
bitter +
deciduous +
fascicles +
Dry hillsides, mostly in full sun, pinyon pine-juniper, ponderosa pine, oak-sagebrush, and other communities +
persistent +
glabrous +
funnel--shaped +
Present +
axillary +
crassinucellate +
compound +
crowded +
deciduous +
camptodromous +
absent +
aggregated +
absent +
perigynous +
obovate;orbiculate +
absent +
1;250 +
berrylike +
in J. Torrey and A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. +
1840 +
not arillate +
1;6 +
persistent +
pubescent +
triangular +
unarmed +
absent +
hairy +
shorter +
15;20 +
branched +
ascending +
capitate +
pinnate +
deciduous +
adnate +
absent +
triangular +
minute +
persistent +
connate +
terminal +
3;2 +
elongate +
pubescent +
Peraphyllum ramosissimum +
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developed +
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unarmed +
perennial +