familyMalvaceae
subfamilyMalvaceae subfam. Bombacoideae
genusFremontodendron
speciesFremontodendron californicum
Difference between revisions of "Fremontodendron californicum"
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 4: 74. 1893.
Selected by author to be illustratedIntroduced
Basionym: Fremontia californica Torrey Proc. Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 4: 191. 1851
Synonyms: F. californica subsp. crassifolia (Eastwood) Abrams F. californica subsp. napensis (Eastwood) Munz F. californica var. napensis (Eastwood) McMinn Fremontodendron californicum subsp. crassifolium (Eastwood) J. H. Thomas F. californicum subsp. napense (Eastwood) Munz F. californicum subsp. obispoense (Eastwood) Munz
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Revision as of 20:15, 24 September 2019
Plants erect, 15–100 dm. Leaf blades 5–113 × 4–65 mm, base cuneate to rounded or weakly cordate. Pedicels 4–18 mm. Flowers 23–76(–100) mm diam. (pressed); sepals usually yellow, lobes sometimes red at bases and margins, gland/pit borders usually setose. Seeds usually carunculate, hairy. 2n = 40.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jul(–Dec).
Habitat: Chaparral, pinyon scrublands, sagebrush scrublands
Elevation: (10–)400–2300 m
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Mexico (Baja California).
Discussion
Morphologically distinctive local and/or regional populations of Fremontodendron californicum have been treated as subspecies and/or varieties; they intergrade across the range of the species.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.