Cleomella hillmanii var. goodrichii

(S. L. Welsh) P. K. Holmgren

Brittonia 56: 105. 2004.

Basionym: Cleomella palmeriana var. goodrichii S. L. Welsh Great Basin Naturalist 46: 263. 1986 (as palmerana)
Synonyms: Cleomella macbrideana Payson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 211. Mentioned on page 210.

Pedicels 4.5–8.5(–10) mm in fruit; gynophore 3.5–6.5 mm in fruit (about as long as capsule). Capsules (5–)6.5–10.5 mm diam. 2n = 34.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Dry open usually alkaline meadows and flats
Elevation: 800-1900 m

Discussion

Following P. K. Holmgren and A. Cronquist (2005), Cleomella macbrideana is treated as a synonym of var. goodrichii. That entity is disjunct from the main body of the species range; its closest morphological match is with this variety.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.