Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum

IllustratedEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 308. Mentioned on page 309.

Bulb tunic not membranous, with numerous coarse fibers. Panicles erect, 5–25 dm, with many branches. 2n = 30, 36.


Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Common on open hills and plains, less often in woods and chaparral
Elevation: 0–1500 m

Discussion

Two chromosome numbers have been found in Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum: n = 18 for plants west of the Central Valley of the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers, and n = 15 for populations east of the rivers.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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yellow +  and purple +
cordate +  and linear +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
Judy Jernstedt +
(de Candolle) Kunth +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
dilated +
Scilla pomeridiana +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
reduced +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
not membranous +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Calif. +  and Oreg. +
0–1500 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
vespertine +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
3-valved +  and capsular +
loculicidal +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Common on open hills and plains, less often in woods and chaparral +
umbellate +, cymose +  and spicate +
persistent +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
undulate +
purple +  and green +
superior +  and inferior +
many;several +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
pinkish +, purple +  and white +
Flowering May–Aug. +
whitish +  and yellow +
wind-distributed +
2 +  and 1 +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
1 +  and several +
3 +  and 1 +
3-lobed +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Anthericum pomeridianum +, Laothoë pomeridiana +  and Phalangium pomeridianum +
Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum +
Chlorogalum pomeridianum +
variety +
persisting +
distinct +
recurved +  and spreading +
linear +  and oblong +
shorter to longer +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
caulescent +  and scapose +
3 +  and 2 +