Armeria maritima subsp. californica

(Boissier) A. E. Porsild

Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 135: 174. 1955.

IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Armeria andina var. californica Boissier in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 682. 1848
Synonyms: Armeria arctica subsp. californica (Boissier) Abrams Armeria maritima var. californica (Boissier) G. H. M. Lawrence
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 605.

Leaf-blades glabrous or hairy. Scapes glabrous. Inflorescences: sheath length usually 0.75 times diam. of flower head; outer involucral-bracts almost equaling or exceeding flower head. Flowers monomorphic: stigmas papillate, pollen coarsely reticulate; calyx hairy on ribs. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering mid spring-mid summer.
Habitat: Maritime rocks, cliffs, sandy bluffs, sandy dunes
Elevation: 0-200 m

Distribution

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B.C., Calif., Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

In northern Washington and on Vancouver Island, populations with hairy leaves have been called Armeria maritima var. purpurea (Koch) G. H. M. Lawrence, a dimorphic-flowered taxon from central Europe. The American monomorphic-flowered specimens thought to belong to var. purpurea are not distinct from subsp. californica, except for their hairy leaves. We include hairy-leaved specimens in subsp. californica.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Claude Lefèbvre +  and Xavier Vekemans +
(Boissier) A. E. Porsild +
3-veined +  and 1-veined +
Armeria andina var. californica +
straight +
narrowed;linear;linear-spatulate +
glabrous +  and hairy +
persistent +
funnel--shaped +
B.C. +, Calif. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
0-200 m +
hairy +  and glabrous +
Maritime rocks, cliffs, sandy bluffs, sandy dunes +
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
hemispheric +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
hairy +  and glabrous +
distinct +
membranaceous +
lobed +  and entire +
swollen +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
white;deep purple +
reduced +
Flowering mid spring-mid summer. +
taprooted +, acaulescent +  and scapose +
Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
persistent +
0.75 times diam of flower head +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br />) +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
acaulescent +
erect;prostrate +
papillate +
Armeria arctica subsp. californica +  and Armeria maritima var. californica +
Armeria maritima subsp. californica +
Armeria maritima +
subspecies +
triangular;shallowly triangular +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
rhizomatous +  and taprooted +
annual +, perennial +  and , +
shrub +  and herb +