familyCaryophyllaceae
subfamilyCaryophyllaceae subfam. Alsinoideae
genusEremogone
speciesEremogone capillaris
Eremogone capillaris var. americana
Sida 21: 239. 2004.
Common names: Fescue sandwort
Basionym: Arenaria capillaris subsp. americana Maguire
Synonyms: Arenaria capillaris var. americana (Maguire) R. J. DavisEremogone americana unknown
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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.