Claytonia exigua subsp. exigua

IllustratedEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 468. Mentioned on page 469.

Cauline leaves distinct or partially connate into horn shape. Petals 2–6 mm. 2n = 16, 32, 48.


Phenology: Flowering Jan–Apr.
Habitat: Open places on bare clay banks, clayey soils or sand, or scree and talus slopes
Elevation: 0-1000 m

Distribution

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

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
48 +, 32 +  and 16 +
obtuse +  and apiculate +
John M. Miller +
Douglas ex Torrey & A. Gray +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
subperfoliate +
pink +, beige +  and gray +
occasionally dentate;crisped +
spatulate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (?) +  and 4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (?) +
minute +
scale-like +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
membranous +
whorled +  and opposite +
connate +  and distinct +
3 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
connate +  and distinct +
B.C. +, Calif. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
0-1000 m +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Open places on bare clay banks, clayey soils or sand, or scree and talus slopes +
terminal +  and axillary +
not articulate +
subrosulate +, rosulate +, alternate +, subopposite +  and opposite +
cauline +  and basal +
plurilocular +
globose +
pinkish +  and white +
connate +  and distinct +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Flowering Jan–Apr. +
Fl. N. Amer. +
capillary +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
dispersed +
3 +  and 6 +
tuberculate +
rounded +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +
persistent +
unequal +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
decumbent +  and erect +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Belia +  and Limnia +
Claytonia exigua subsp. exigua +
Claytonia exigua +
subspecies +
not deciduous +
fleshy +  and succulent +
8 +, 7 +, 6 +  and 5 +