Difference between revisions of "Eriogonum umbellatum var. torreyanum"

(A. Gray) M. E. Jones

Contr. W. Bot. 11: 5. 1903.

Common names: Donner Pass sulphur flower
Basionym: Eriogonum torreyanum A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 158. 1870
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 353. Mentioned on page 336.
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|discussion=<p>Variety torreyanum is found only in <i>Nevada</i>, Placer, and Sierra counties in the Sierra <i>Nevada</i>. Many of its historic sites were destroyed by road construction and development, especially to the west and north of Lake Tahoe, and the number of extant populations is limited. In fact, most collections of these plants were gathered prior to 1900. This variety and <i></i></i>var.<i><i> glaberrimum</i> are distinctive within <i>E. umbellatum</i>, as both have glandular rather than hairy bractlets subtending the pedicel. Variety torreyanum might reasonably be recognized at the species level were it not for its occasional introgression with <i></i></i>var.<i><i> nevadense</i> (T. M. Kan 1992). It rarely is seen in cultivation.</p>
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|discussion=<p>Variety torreyanum is found only in <i>Nevada</i>, Placer, and Sierra counties in the Sierra <i>Nevada</i>. Many of its historic sites were destroyed by road construction and development, especially to the west and north of Lake Tahoe, and the number of extant populations is limited. In fact, most collections of these plants were gathered prior to 1900. This variety and <i></i>var.<i> glaberrimum</i> are distinctive within <i>E. umbellatum</i>, as both have glandular rather than hairy bractlets subtending the pedicel. Variety torreyanum might reasonably be recognized at the species level were it not for its occasional introgression with <i></i>var.<i> nevadense</i> (T. M. Kan 1992). It rarely is seen in cultivation.</p>
 
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Revision as of 21:56, 16 December 2019

Herbs, compact mats, 1–3.5 × 4–8 dm. Aerial flowering stems erect, 1–2 dm, glabrous, without one or more leaflike bracts ca. midlength. Leaves in loose rosettes; blade elliptic to broadly elliptic, 1–3(–4) × 1–2 cm, glabrous and dark green on both surfaces, margins plane. Inflorescences umbellate; branches 3–10 cm, glabrous, with a whorl of bracts ca. midlength; involucral tubes 5–7 mm, lobes 2–5 mm. Flowers 7–10 mm; perianth bright yellow. 2n = 40.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly granitic slopes, buckbrush and manzanita communities, montane conifer woodlands
Elevation: (1800-)2100-2400 m

Discussion

Variety torreyanum is found only in Nevada, Placer, and Sierra counties in the Sierra Nevada. Many of its historic sites were destroyed by road construction and development, especially to the west and north of Lake Tahoe, and the number of extant populations is limited. In fact, most collections of these plants were gathered prior to 1900. This variety and var. glaberrimum are distinctive within E. umbellatum, as both have glandular rather than hairy bractlets subtending the pedicel. Variety torreyanum might reasonably be recognized at the species level were it not for its occasional introgression with var. nevadense (T. M. Kan 1992). It rarely is seen in cultivation.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
James L. Reveal +
(A. Gray) M. E. Jones +
Eriogonum torreyanum +
Donner Pass sulphur flower +
(1800-)2100-2400 m +
Sandy to gravelly granitic slopes, buckbrush and manzanita communities, montane conifer woodlands +
Flowering Jul–Sep. +
Contr. W. Bot. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Eriogonum umbellatum var. torreyanum +
Eriogonum umbellatum +
variety +