Argemone munita subsp. rotundata

(Rydberg) G. B. Ownbey

Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 21: 77. 1958.

IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Argemone rotundata Rydberg Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 160. 1902
Synonyms: Argemone munita var. rotundata (Rydberg) Shinners
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems usually purplish, 4-10 dm, with 120-500 prickles per cm⊃2; on main-stem below capsule, longest prickles 4-6 mm. Leaf-blades: surfaces usually densely prickly on veins and intervein areas. Inflorescences: bud prickles sometimes branched. Capsules usually densely prickly, surface partially obscured, prickles unequal, longest to 8 mm. 2n = 28.


Phenology: Flowering spring–fall; fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat: Open slopes and foothills, full sun
Elevation: 1200-2500 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg., Utah.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"longest" is not a number."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

Gerald B. Ownbey +
(Rydberg) G. B. Ownbey +
Argemone rotundata +
palmate +  and subpalmate +
1×-lobed +, commonly shallowly +  and unlobed +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
oblong +  and ellipsoid +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
lanceoloid +, ellipsoid +  and ovoid +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Nev. +, Oreg. +  and Utah. +
1200-2500 m +
sessile +, pedicellate +  and symmetric +
conspicuous +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
transverse +, poricidal +, valvate +  and dehiscence +
Open slopes and foothills, full sun +
tipped +  and hollow +
subterminal +
paniculate +  and racemose +
terminal +  and axillary +
alternate +  and opposite or whorled +
cauline +  and basal +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
1-2-locular or +  and incompletely completely multilocular +
distinct +
obovate +
2 times number of sepals +
Flowering spring–fall +  and fruiting summer–fall. +
3-5-carpellate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Mem. Torrey Bot. Club +
white +  and orange +
carunculate +  and arillate +
subglobose +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.26 cm2.6 mm <br />0.0026 m <br /> (?) +
list +  and count +
list +  and count +
unarmed +  and densely prickly +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
angular +, flattened +  and terete +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
3 +  and 2 +
obovate +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
150 +  and 250 +
decumbent +, spreading +  and erect +
persistent +
3-5(-7)-lobed +
persistent +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
hispid +, glabrous +  and glaucous +
Argemone munita var. rotundata +
Argemone munita subsp. rotundata +
Argemone munita +
subspecies +
perennial +  and annual +
3 +  and 2 +