familyCaryophyllaceae
subfamilyCaryophyllaceae subfam. Alsinoideae
genusEremogone
speciesEremogone capillaris
Difference between revisions of "Eremogone capillaris var. americana"
Sida 21: 239. 2004.
Common names: Fescue sandwort
Basionym: Arenaria capillaris subsp. americana Maguire Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 74: 41. 1947
Synonyms: Arenaria capillaris var. americana (Maguire) R. J. Davis Eremogone americana
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Revision as of 22:32, 16 December 2019
Stems (3–)5–15(–25) cm, glabrous and glaucous proximally, stipitate-glandular distally. Pedicels stipitate-glandular. Flowers: sepals stipitate-glandular; ovary often with uniseriate, 3–8-celled hairs in proximal 1/2 or throughout. Capsules often with uniseriate, 3–8-celled hairs in distal 1/2 or throughout. 2n = 22.
Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat: Alpine meadows, talus slopes, aspen woods
Elevation: 1200-3000 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Wash.
Discussion
M. F. Baad (1969) reported populations from Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Wyoming that he considered to be intermediate between var. americana and Eremogone kingii var. glabrescens, and one from central Washington that he considered to be intermediate between var. americana and E. congesta var. prolifera.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.