Cleomella plocasperma

S. Watson

Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 33. 1871.

Endemic
Synonyms: Cleomella oöcarpa A. Gray Cleomella plocasperma var. mojavensis (Payson) Crum ex Jepson Cleomella plocasperma var. stricta Crum ex Jepson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 213. Mentioned on page 210, 212.

Plants 10–55 (–85) cm. Stems sparsely branched distally (central stem dominant); glabrous. Leaves: stipules (scarious) 0.5–1 mm; petiole 0.8–2 cm; leaflet blade linear-elliptic, 1.5–4.5 × 0.2–0.7 cm, thin, margins entire, apex acute, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences racemes, terminating stems and branches, 1–15 cm (2–20 cm in fruit); bracts unifoliate, 5–25 mm. Pedicels ascending in fruit, 5–10 mm (6–12 mm in fruit). Flowers: sepals green, lanceolate, 0.9–2.2 × 0.5–0.7 mm, glabrous; petals yellow or orange, oblong, 3.5–5 (–7) × 1.4–1.6 (–2) mm, hairy abaxially; stamens yellow, 8–12 mm; anthers 1.5–1.9 mm; gynophore ascending, 6–10 mm in fruit; ovary rhomboidal, 1–1.5 mm; style 0.8–1.2 mm. Capsules ovoid to rhomboidal, 2.5–5 × 2.5–6 (–8) mm, glabrous. Seeds 2–4, silver-gray with black mottling, globose, 2–2.2 mm, smooth.


Phenology: Flowering mid spring–fall.
Habitat: Wet alkaline meadows, greasewood flats, around thermal springs
Elevation: 800-1400 m

Distribution

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Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg., Utah.

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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No values specified.

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conical +  and discoid +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br />) +
Staria S. Vanderpool +
S. Watson +
serrulate +, serrate +  and entire +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
ovoid +  and rhomboidal +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Calif. +, Idaho +, Nev. +, Oreg. +  and Utah. +
800-1400 m +
adnate +  and free +
actinomorphic +
rotate;crateriform campanulate or urceolate +
dehiscent +  and indehiscent +
elongate +
ovoid +, deltoid +, globose +  and rhomboidal +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Wet alkaline meadows, greasewood flats, around thermal springs +
sessile +  and stalked +
axillary +  and terminal +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
arranged +  and alternate +
setaceous +, thread-like +  and 3-8-palmatifid +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
1-carpellate +
rhomboidal +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
orange +  and yellow +
distinct +
3.5mm;5mm +
unequal +
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Flowering mid spring–fall. +
tricolporate +  and binucleate +
Botany (Fortieth Parallel), +
not arillate +
silver-gray with black mottling +
globose +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
persistent +
lanceolate +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br />) +
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
spreading +  and erect +
deciduous +  and caducous +
scale-like +, thread-like +  and 3-8-palmatifid +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
Cleomella oöcarpa +, Cleomella plocasperma var. mojavensis +  and Cleomella plocasperma var. stricta +
Cleomella plocasperma +
Cleomella +
species +
55 cm550 mm <br />0.55 m <br /> (85 cm850 mm <br />0.85 m <br />) +