Difference between revisions of "Polygonum heterosepalum"
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|subfamily=Polygonaceae subfam. Polygonoideae | |subfamily=Polygonaceae subfam. Polygonoideae | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:08, 5 November 2020
Herbs, compact, often cushion-like. Stems erect, green or reddish, simple or branched near base, not wiry, 1.5–5 cm, glabrous. Leaves uniformly distributed, dense, not articulated to ocreae, basal leaves persistent or caducous, distal leaves gradually reduced to bracts; ocrea 3–6 mm, glabrous, proximal part cylindric, distal part disintegrating almost to base, with whitish, straight, rigid fibers; petiole absent; blade 3-veined, without pleats, linear to lanceolate, 10–20 × 0.6–2.7 mm, margins revolute, smooth, apex spine-tipped. Inflorescences axillary; cymes in most axils, 2–3-flowered. Pedicels enclosed in ocreae, erect, 0.1–1 mm. Flowers closed; perianth 2.3–2.7 mm; tube 3–7% of perianth length; tepals overlapping, whitish with whitish or pink margins, petaloid, oblong, navicular, dimorphic, outer 2 shorter than inner 3, outer 2 0.8–1.2 mm, inner 2.3–2.7 mm, papillose at base, apex acute or acuminate; midveins unbranched; stamens 5–6. Achenes enclosed in perianth, olive brown, narrowly ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 1.5–2 mm, faces subequal, shiny, smooth.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Dry waste ground, open flats in sagebrush plains, ponderosa pine forests
Elevation: 1000-1500 m
Distribution
Idaho, Nev., Oreg.
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Selected References
None.