Difference between revisions of "Velezia rigida"

Linnaeus

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Revision as of 20:08, 24 September 2019

Stems green to purplish, with widely divergent or dichotomous branches, 7–40 cm, rigid, glandular-hairy at least distally. Leaf blades 0.5–2 cm, margins scarious near base, ciliate. Pedicels 1.5–3.5 mm. Flowers: calyx tube 10–14 × 0.8–1 mm, lobes 1–1.2 mm, base swollen, hardened; petals narrowly obovate, 11–16 mm, coronal appendages 0.4–0.6 mm. Capsules with rounded tip; carpophore 0.2–0.7 mm. Seeds in 1 row, with abrupt but round point, 1.3–1.8 mm. 2n = 28 (Europe).


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Oak and pine woodlands, open ridges, gravelly streambeds, serpentine areas
Elevation: 50-800 m

Distribution

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Calif., Europe (Mediter-ranean region), sw, c Asia, Africa (Mediterranean region).

Discussion

Velezia rigida is now known from at least eight counties in northern California; it was first collected in North America in 1896 (Jepson s.n., JEPS).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Velezia rigida"
Ronald L. Hartman +  and Richard K. Rabeler +
Linnaeus +
Calif. +, Europe (Mediter-ranean region) +, sw +, c Asia +  and Africa (Mediterranean region). +
50-800 m +
Oak and pine woodlands, open ridges, gravelly streambeds, serpentine areas +
Flowering spring–early summer. +
Caryophyllaceae subfam. Silenoideae +
Velezia rigida +
species +