Difference between revisions of "Cardionema ramosissimum"

(Weinmann) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbride

Bot. Gaz. 56: 473. 1913.

Basionym: Loeflingia ramosissima Weinmann
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Revision as of 17:42, 18 September 2019

Stems often forming dense mats, 5–30+ cm, often obscured by stipules and dense pubescence. Leaves: stipules 1–8 mm, often nearly as long as leaves, lobes acuminate; blade 2-grooved, 5–13 mm, apex finely spinose, glabrous. Flowers densely woolly, hairs 0.5–1.5 mm; sepals 5, margins fimbriate, awn 1.5–4 mm; staminodes white, 0.3–0.5 mm. Utricles: apex apiculate. Seeds 1.4–1.6 mm.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Sandy beaches, grassy bluffs, sand dunes
Elevation: 0-200 m

Distribution

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Calif., Oreg., Wash., Mexico, South America (Chile, Ecuador, Peru).

Discussion

The flowers are burlike in fruit with the utricle enclosed in the rigid, persistent calyx, the presumed unit of seed dispersal.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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(Weinmann) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbride +
Loeflingia ramosissima +
Calif. +, Oreg. +, Wash. +, Mexico +, South America (Chile +, Ecuador +  and Peru). +
0-200 m +
Sandy beaches, grassy bluffs, sand dunes +
Flowering spring–early summer. +
Cardionema ramosissimum +
Cardionema +
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