Corydalis caseana subsp. brandegei

(S. Watson) G. B. Ownbey

Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 34: 203-204. 1947.

Conservation concernEndemic
Basionym: Corydalis brandegei S. Watson Bot. California 2: 430. 1880
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems mostly 10-15 dm. Flowers: outer petals with marginal wing highly developed, scarcely revolute, apex rounded, minutely apiculate.


Phenology: Flowering early–late summer.
Habitat: Very moist, subalpine areas, particularly along streams
Elevation: 2400-3500 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Pressing sometimes distorts the features that distinguish this subspecies.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"wider" is not a number."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."thin" is not a number."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

rounded +
Kingsley R. Stern +
(S. Watson) G. B. Ownbey +
Corydalis brandegei +
elliptic;linear +
inconspicuous +
adnate +  and connate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
ellipsoid +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
inconspicuous +
Colo. +  and N.Mex. +
2400-3500 m +
spreading +  and ascending +
dehiscent +  and indehiscent +
Very moist, subalpine areas, particularly along streams +
cleistogamous-flowered +  and multifloral +
terminal +  and axillary +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
cauline +  and basal +
narrow +  and broad +
not spurred +  and spurred +
3 +, both +  and 1 +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
dissimilar +  and alike +
broadly ovoid;obovoid +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
light pink;white +
coherent +  and distinct +
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
not spongy +
Flowering early–late summer. +
perpendicular +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (?) +
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. +
reniform +  and subglobose +
persistent +
irregularly dentate +  and ovate lunate or attenuate-lanceolate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
Conservation concern +  and Endemic +
not +  and tapered +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
branching +  and simple +
climbing +  and prostrate +
erect +  and prostrate +
1;several +
persistent +
rectangular +
thread-like +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (?) +
Corydalis caseana subsp. brandegei +
Corydalis caseana +
subspecies +