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Cauline leaves mostly in 5–8 pairs, blade ± ascending throughout, 0.8–1.2 mm wide. Inflorescences: branches erect to ascending. Flowers: sepals 4.5–7.2 mm, to 8 mm in fruit, ± glabrous; nectaries thickened, molarlike, apically 2-lobed, 1–1.5 mm.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Open woodlands, sagebrush flats, dry, rocky slopes, alluvial deposits, often on carbonates
Elevation: 600-2200 m
Distribution
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Ariz., Calif., Nev., Utah.
Discussion
Plants with petals equaling or barely exceeding the sepals and with cauline leaves fewer than five pairs have been recognized as Arenaria macradenia var. parishiorum; those features intergrade completely with var. macradenia. See M. F. Baad (1969) for his reasons for accepting var. parishiorum as a species.
B. Maguire (1947) included “Lower California” in his distribution statement for var. macradenia, implying Baja California; we have not seen any collections from that area.
Selected References
None.