familyPlantaginaceae
genusCallitriche
speciesCallitriche longipedunculata

Callitriche longipedunculata

Morong

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 236. 1891.

Richard V. Lansdown
Common names: Longstock water-starwort
EndemicConservation concern
Synonyms: Callitriche marginata var. longipedunculata (Morong) Jepson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 52. Mentioned on page 50.

Leaves connate at base, spatulate, 2.8–5 × 1.8–3.3 mm, 1+-veined. Stem and leaf scales present. Inflorescences: bracts caducous. Pedicels 0–25 mm in fruit. Flowers usually 1 staminate and 1 pistillate in 1 axil opposed by 1 (+) pistillate; styles erect and spreading to recurved; pollen yellow. Schizocarps 0.9–1.4 × 0.8–1.2 mm, as long as or longer than wide; mericarps black, not swollen, evenly winged throughout, wings straight, 0.03–0.1 mm wide.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat: Vernal pools.
Elevation: 0–700 m.

Distribution

Calif.

Discussion

Callitriche longipedunculata is known from most of California, including the Inner North Coast Ranges, Cascade Range Foothills, Great Central Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, and western Pensisular Ranges (R. V. Lansdown and R. E. Preston, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=16691).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Androecium position
hypogynous +
Anther architecture or structure in adjective form
4-locular +
Author
Richard V. Lansdown +
Authority
Morong +
Axil position
opposed +
Axil quantity
1 +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Blade texture
not leathery +  and not fleshy +
Bract duration
caducous +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Common name
Longstock water-starwort +
Corolla architecture
ligulate +, unilabiate +, regular +, personate +  and bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla shape
ovoid +, globular +, ellipsoid +, urceolate +, tubular +, cylindric +, less rotate +  and salverform +
Distribution
Calif. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
0–700 m. +
Embryo course
curved +  and straight +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Filament pubescence
glabrous +
Flower architecture
pistillate +  and staminate +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower position
abaxial +
Flower quantity
1 +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +
Fruits capsule dehiscence
poricidal +, septicidal +, loculicidal +  and dehiscence +
Fruits schizocarp arrangement
separating +
Habitat
Vernal pools. +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence architecture
pistillate +
Inflorescence position
axillary +
Leaf architecture
1+-veined +
Leaf arrangement
decussate +  and opposite +
Leaf duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf fusion
connate +
Leaf length
0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Leaf position
cauline +
Leaf scale presence
absent +
Leaf shape
spatulate +
Leaf width
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br />) +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin shape
notched +
Mericarp architecture
winged +
Mericarp coloration
black +
Mericarp quantity
4 +
Mericarp shape
not swollen +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
4-locular +
Ovary arrangement
axile +  and parietal +
Ovary placentation
basal +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovule architecture
tenuinucellate +, unitegmic +  and hemitropous +
Ovule orientation
campylotropous +, hemianatropous +  and anatropous +
Panicle architecture
spiciform +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering Mar–May. +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen coloration
yellow +
Publication title
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
Publication year
1891 +
Reference
None +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Schizocarp length
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br />) +
Schizocarp length or size
longer than wide +
Schizocarp width
0.8mm;1.2mm +
Seed coloration
red +, maroon +, black +, gray +, yellow +, brown +, tan +  and white +
Seed quantity
1;300 +
Seed shape
ovoid +  and ellipsoid cylindric globular oblong conic disciform patelliform or angled +
Sepal atypical quantity
2 (4) +
Sepal fusion
distinct +  and connate +
Sepal presence
absent +
Sepal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
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Special status
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Stamen atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Stamen fusion
adnate +  and free +
Stamen quantity
1 +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem growth form
climbing +  and scrambling +
Stem growth form or orientation
supported by water , glabrous or bearing scales +  and creeping +
Stem orientation
reclining;pendent;spreading;arching;erect;ascending;erect;ascending;decumbent +
Stem presence
absent +
Stigma architecture
simple +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stigma shape
terete +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style atypical quantity
0 (?) +
Style orientation
spreading +  and recurved +
Style quantity
2 +
Synonyms
Callitriche marginata var. longipedunculata +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Callitriche longipedunculata +
Taxon parent
Callitriche +
Taxon rank
species +
Volume
Volume 17 +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism habitat
terrestrial +  and amphibious +
Whole organism location
submersed +
Whole organism nutrition
autotrophic +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +
Wing architecture
partial +
Wing course
straight +
Wing presence
absent +
Wing width
0.03mm;0.1mm +
X chromosome quantity
5 +  and 3 +