Difference between revisions of "Chorizanthe brevicornu var. spathulata"

(Small ex Rydberg) C. L. Hitchcock in C. L. Hitchcock et al.

in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 2: 103. 1964.

Common names: Great Basin brittle spineflower
Basionym: Chorizanthe spathulata Small ex Rydberg Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 309. 1912
Synonyms: Chorizanthe brevicornu subsp. spathulata (Small ex Rydberg) Munz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 470. Mentioned on page 469.
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Revision as of 22:38, 16 December 2019

Plants 0.5–2(–3) × 0.5–2 dm. Leaf blades broadly oblanceolate to broadly spatulate, 1–2 × 0.5–1 cm, apex round. Involucres obscurely ribbed at maturity. 2n = 38.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly places, mixed grassland, saltbush, blackbrush, and sagebrush communities, pinyon and/or juniper woodlands
Elevation: 700-2900(-3100) m

Distribution

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Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg.

Discussion

Variety spathulata is known only from the cold deserts of the Intermountain West.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
James L. Reveal +
(Small ex Rydberg) C. L. Hitchcock in C. L. Hitchcock et al. +
Chorizanthe spathulata +
Great Basin brittle spineflower +
Calif. +, Idaho +, Nev. +  and Oreg. +
700-2900(-3100) m +
Sandy to gravelly places, mixed grassland, saltbush, blackbrush, and sagebrush communities, pinyon and/or juniper woodlands +
Flowering Apr–Jul. +
in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. +
Illustrated +
Chorizanthe brevicornu subsp. spathulata +
Chorizanthe brevicornu var. spathulata +
Chorizanthe brevicornu +
variety +