Achlys californica

Fukuda & H. G. Baker

Taxon 19: 341. 1970.

Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Plants, 3-5 dm. Leaves: petiole 1-3 cm. Central leaflet blade ca. 7-16 × 8-17 cm, proximal margins entire, distal margins (3-)6-9(-12)-lobed. Inflorescences 2.8-5.8 cm excluding peduncle. Flowers: stamens 3.8-6 mm; ovaries 1.5-2 mm. Follicles brown, 3.5-5 mm. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer (Apr–Jul).
Habitat: Coastal and mountainous regions, Sequoia sempervirens and Pseudotsuga menziesii forests
Elevation: 0-1200 m

Distribution

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B.C., Calif., Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

Triploid plants have been reported from one locality in central Washington and from a site in northwestern California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Achlys californica"
R. David Whetstone +, T.A. Atkinson +  and Daniel D. Spaulding +
Fukuda & H. G. Baker +
B.C. +, Calif. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
0-1200 m +
Coastal and mountainous regions, Sequoia sempervirens and Pseudotsuga menziesii forests +
Flowering spring–summer (Apr–Jul). +
Achlys californica +
species +