Chlorogalum angustifolium

Kellogg

Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 104. 1863.

IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Laothoë angustifolia (Kellogg) Greene Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 91. 1904
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 309. Mentioned on page 308.

Bulbs 3–5 cm, tunic reddish-brown, membranous, with delicate fibers. Leaves 1–3 dm × 2–5 mm, margins not strongly undulate. Panicles 3–7 dm, branches ascending. Flowers vespertine, closing by following morning; tepals spreading but not strongly recurved, white with greenish yellow midveins, oblong, 8–12 mm at anthesis; stamens 8–12 mm, not exceeding tepals; anthers yellow, 1.5–3 mm; style long, 6–8 mm, or short, 2–4 mm; pedicel slender, 2–3 mm. Capsules 1.5–3 mm. 2n = 34.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Heavy, usually rocky soils, valleys and hills
Elevation: 0–500 m

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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cordate +  and linear +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Judy Jernstedt +
Kellogg +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
dilated +
Laothoë angustifolia +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
reduced +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Calif. +  and Oreg. +
0–500 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
vespertine +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
3-valved +  and capsular +
loculicidal +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Heavy, usually rocky soils, valleys and hills +
umbellate +, cymose +  and spicate +
persistent +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
undulate +
greenish yellow +
superior +  and inferior +
many;several +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
pinkish +, purple +  and white +
Flowering Apr–Jul. +
Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. +
wind-distributed +
2 +  and 1 +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
1 +  and several +
3 +  and 1 +
3-lobed +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Chlorogalum angustifolium +
Chlorogalum +
species +
persisting +
distinct +
recurved +  and spreading +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
reddish-brown +
membranous +
caulescent +  and scapose +
3 +  and 2 +