familyCaryophyllaceae
subfamilyCaryophyllaceae subfam. Alsinoideae
genusEremogone
speciesEremogone hookeri
Eremogone hookeri var. hookeri
Synonyms: Arenaria hookeri subsp. desertorum (Maguire) W. A. Weber Arenaria hookeri var. desertorum unknown Eremogone hookeri subsp. desertorum (Maguire) W. A. Weber
Revision as of 17:37, 18 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Basal leaf blades straight or recurved, 0.3–1.5 cm, rigid. Sepals 5–8(–9) mm. 2n = 44.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Plains and exposed slopes and ridges
Elevation: 1200-2900 m
Distribution
Colo., Kans., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.Mex., Okla., S.Dak., Utah, Wyo.
Discussion
We include the densely pulvinate plants often known as var. desertorum within var. hookeri. R. L. Hartman (1971) analyzed leaf blade length and sepal length, the characters used by B. Maguire (1951) in recognizing three varieties of Eremogone hookeri, and found that variation is continuous between var. hookeri and var. desertorum.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.