Chylismia walkeri subsp. tortilis

(Jepson) W. L. Wagner & Hoch

Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 208. 2007.

Basionym: Oenothera scapoidea var. tortilis Jepson Man. Fl. Pl. Calif., 687. 1925
Synonyms: Camissonia walkeri subsp. tortilis (Jepson) P. H. Raven C. walkeri var. tortilis (Jepson) S. L. Welsh O. walkeri subsp. tortilis (Jepson) P. H. Raven
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.

Leaves primarily basal, forming conspicuous rosette, cauline reduced or absent; blade usually pinnately lobed, rarely bipinnately, lateral lobes usually well developed. Flowers: floral-tube 1–1.5 mm; sepals 1.5–5 mm; petals 2.8–6 mm; anthers 1–2 mm, glabrous or sparsely ciliate; style 4–6 mm. Capsules: pedicel 5–30 mm. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Colonial in rocky debris near cliffs, along ephemeral streams, on limestone.
Elevation: 600–1900 m.

Discussion

Subspecies tortilis is known from Millard and Washington counties, Utah, west to southern Elko and Mineral counties, Nevada, southwest to Inyo and northeastern San Bernardino counties, California, eastward to Clark County, Nevada.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
ciliate +  and glabrous +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Warren L. Wagner +
(Jepson) W. L. Wagner & Hoch +
darker flecks +
Oenothera scapoidea var. tortilis +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
lobed +, toothed +  and entire +
reduced +
curved +  and straight +
ascending +  and spreading +
oblong-cylindrical +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Calif. +, Nev. +  and Utah. +
600–1900 m. +
basifixed +  and versatile +
villous +  and glabrous +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
actinomorphic +
curved +  and straight +
loculicidal +
oblong-cylindrical +, clavate +  and subterete +
Colonial in rocky debris near cliffs, along ephemeral streams, on limestone. +
puberulent +
short-lived +  and annual +
glabrate +  and villous +
unlobed +  and lobed +
purple-dotted +
deciduous +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (22 cm220 mm <br />0.22 m <br />) +
cauline +  and basal +
reduced +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
reduced +
membranous +
numerous +  and 1 +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
lavender +, orange +, fading pale +  and bright-yellow +
0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Flowering Apr–Jun. +
Syst. Bot. Monogr. +
well-developed +
basal +  and cauline +
clavate +  and globose +
7 +  and numerous +
lenticular +  and narrowly ovoid +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
purple +, pink +, red +  and green +
deciduous +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
parenchymatous +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
1 +, 4 +  and 2 +
subequal +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
2 times as many or as many as sepals +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
branched +  and unbranched +
prostrate +  and decumbent +
slender +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
conical-peltate +
capitate +  and entire +
long-petiolate +
intrapetiolar +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
non-papillate +
Camissonia walkeri subsp. tortilis +, C. walkeri var. tortilis +  and O. walkeri subsp. tortilis +
Chylismia walkeri subsp. tortilis +
Chylismia walkeri +
subspecies +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
cordate +  and ovate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br />) +
3(-5)-aperturate +
smooth +  and erose +
papillate +