Dodecatheon clevelandii
Pittonia 1: 213. 1888 (as clevelandi),.
Plants (7–)10–40 cm; scape glabrous, usually glandular-puberulent apically. Caudices not obvious at anthesis; roots tannish; bulblets absent. Leaves (1–)3–18(–20) × 0.5–4(–5) cm; petiole usually slender; blade oblanceolate to spatulate, base usually not decurrent onto stem, narrowing abruptly to petiole, margins usually entire, rarely finely denticulate, surfaces usually glabrous, sometimes with sessile glands. Inflorescences (1–)5–18-flowered; bracts usually narrowly lanceolate to lanceolate, rarely oblanceolate, 3–22 mm, usually glandular, sometimes glabrous. Pedicels 2–5 cm, sparsely to moderately glandular-puberulent. Flowers: calyx light greenish, 5.5–8.5 mm, glandular-pubescent abaxially, tube 1.5–2.5 mm, lobes 5, 3–6 mm; corolla tube yellow with dark maroon, thick, often wavy ring, lobes 5, magenta or white, 6–25(–30) mm; filaments connate, tube yellow or dark maroon to black, 2.5–4 × 3–4 mm; anthers 3–5 mm; pollen sacs yellow or dark purple, connective yellow or maroon to black, transversely rugose; stigma not enlarged compared to style. Capsules yellowish or reddish tan, often suffused with purple, valvate or operculate, cylindric-ovoid, 8–16 × 4–7 mm, glabrous or glandular-puberulent; walls thin, pliable. Seeds without membrane along edges. 2n = 44, 66, 88.
Distribution
Calif., nw Mexico.
Discussion
Varieties 4 (4 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
Key
| 1 | Connectives yellow; filament tubes without yellow or white spot proximal to each anther. | Dodecatheon clevelandii var. clevelandii |
| 1 | Connectives maroon to black; filament tubes with or without yellow or white spot proximal to each anther | > 2 |
| 2 | Filament tubes without yellow or white spot proximal to each anther. | Dodecatheon clevelandii var. insulare |
| 2 | Filament tubes with yellow or white spot proximal to each anther | > 3 |
| 3 | Pollen sacs usually yellow. | Dodecatheon clevelandii var. gracile |
| 3 | Pollen sacs usually dark purple. | Dodecatheon clevelandii var. patulum |