Triphysaria pusilla

(Bentham) T. I. Chuang & Heckard

Syst. Bot. 16: 661. 1991.

Common names: Dwarf owl’s-clover or Johnny-tuck
Endemic
Basionym: Orthocarpus pusillus Bentham Scroph. Ind., 12. 1835
Synonyms: O. chinensis D. Y. Hong
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 687. Mentioned on page 685.

Stems simple or with 1–6 decumbent to ascending branches proximally, (2–)4–15(–30) cm, glabrous proximally, retrorsely short-strigose distally. Leaves puberulent; proximal cauline: blade linear, 5–30 mm; cauline: blade ± ovate to obovate, 5–30 mm, base sessile, margins pinnatifid, rarely bipinnatifid, lateral lobes 2–8, threadlike. Spikelike racemes interrupted, open distally, (1.5–)2.5–15 cm; peduncle absent; bracts pinnatifid, rarely bipinnatifid, ± obovate, 5–19 mm, lateral lobes 2–6(–10), threadlike. Pedicels 0.3–1 mm, glabrous. Flowers: calyx (3–)5–7 mm, puberulent, tube 2–3 mm, lobes triangular to narrowly lanceolate, (1.5–)2–3.5 × 1.5–2 mm; corolla dark purple, rarely yellow, 4–7 mm, glabrate, beak dark purple, hooked, abaxial lobes spreading, 0.5–1 mm, throat not abruptly indented, not forming a fold under abaxial corolla lip, adaxial lobes projecting; stamens included, pollen sac yellow, 0.7–0.8 mm, glabrous, dehiscing longitudinally; style 2.5–5 mm, glabrous; stigma filiform or subcapitate. Capsules 3.5–5 × 2.5–3.5 mm, glabrous. Seeds 10–30, ovoid to ellipsoid, 0.7–1.2 mm. 2n = 22.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Grasslands, lawns, pastures, roadsides, edges of vernal pools, woodlands.
Elevation: 0–1400 m.

Distribution

B.C., Calif., Oreg., Wash., introduced in Asia (China).

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Elizabeth H. Zacharias +
(Bentham) T. I. Chuang & Heckard +
Orthocarpus pusillus +
Dwarf owl’s-clover or Johnny-tuck +
B.C. +, Calif. +, Oreg. +, Wash. +  and introduced in Asia (China). +
0–1400 m. +
Grasslands, lawns, pastures, roadsides, edges of vernal pools, woodlands. +
Flowering Apr–Jun. +
O. chinensis +
Triphysaria pusilla +
Triphysaria +
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