familyMalvaceae
subfamilyMalvaceae subfam. Bombacoideae
genusFremontodendron
speciesFremontodendron mexicanum
Difference between revisions of "Fremontodendron mexicanum"
Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 16: 50. 1917.
Conservation concern
Synonyms: Fremontia mexicana (Davidson) J. F. Macbride
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 193.
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Plants erect, 15–60 dm. Leaf blades 15–100 × 10–70 mm, base notably cordate. Pedicels 5–15 mm. Flowers 45–85 mm diam. (pressed); sepals usually orange, lobes sometimes reddish at bases and along veins, gland/pit borders rarely setose. Seeds rarely carunculate, usually glabrous.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jul.
Habitat: Canyon slopes, chaparral
Elevation: 100–700 m
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (Baja California).
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Fremontodendron mexicanum is in the Center for Plant Conservation’s National Collection of Endangered Plants.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.