Dimorphocarpa candicans

(Rafinesque) Rollins

Cruciferae Continental N. Amer., 361. 1993.

Basionym: Iberis candicans Rafinesque Atlantic J. 1: 146. 1832
Synonyms: Dimorphocarpa palmeri (Payson) Rollins Dithyrea wislizeni var. palmeri Payson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 605.

Annuals or biennials. Stems unbranched proximally, branched distally, (3–) 4–8 (–10) dm. Basal leaves: petiole 1–4 (–6) cm; blade lanceolate to oblong or ovate, (2–) 4–8 (–10) cm × (10–) 15–25 (–40) mm, base cuneate to obtuse, margins dentate. Cauline leaves (distal) sessile; blade usually ovate to narrowly oblong, rarely lanceolate, base obtuse to truncate, margins entire, sometimes repand. Fruiting pedicels divaricate, (8–) 10–16 (–20) mm. Flowers: sepals 3.5–5 × 1–1.5 mm, pubescent abaxially; petals white or lavender, (7–) 8–10 (–12) × 4–6 (–7) mm, attenuate to claw, claw 2–3 mm, not expanded basally; filaments lavender or white, 3–4 mm; anthers 1–1.5 mm. Fruits: each valve suborbicular or orbicular, (7–) 8–10 × (6–) 7–10 mm, base rounded, apex truncate, with or without narrow margin beyond indurated part surrounding seeds, glabrous or pubescent; style (0.3–) 0.6–1 (–1.2) mm. Seeds suborbicular-ovoid, 3–4 × 2.5–3 mm. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Sep.
Habitat: Sandy hills and plains, prairies, sand dunes
Elevation: 100-800 m

Distribution

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Kans., N.Mex., Okla., Tex.

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz +
(Rafinesque) Rollins +
rounded +, obtuse to truncate +, cuneate +  and obtuse +
Iberis candicans +
appendaged +  and unappendaged +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
lobed +, pinnatifid +  and dentate +
lanceolate;usually ovate;narrowly oblong +
much smaller +  and reduced +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
urceolate +, campanulate +  and tubular +
branched +  and simple +
well-developed +
distinct +
expanded +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
well-differentiated +
emarginate +  and entire +
accumbent +  and obliquely incumbent +
Kans. +, N.Mex. +, Okla. +  and Tex. +
100-800 m +
straight +  and curved +
not winged +  and unappendaged +
white +  and lavender +
connate +  and distinct +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
tetradynamous +
lavender;white +
2-valved +  and capsular +
winged +  and subsessile +
angustiseptate +  and suborbicular +
latiseptate +  and unsegmented +
angustiseptate +  and terete +
Sandy hills and plains, prairies, sand dunes +
sessile +  and petiolate +
alternate +, not +  and rosulate +
cauline +  and basal +
connate +  and distinct +
decurrent +
entire +  and dentate +
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
median +  and lateral +
dendritic +  and stalked +
tenuinucellate +, crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
campylotropous +  and anatropous +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
lavender +  and white +
8mm;10mm +
rudimentary +
attenuate +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Flowering Apr–Sep. +
trinucleate +  and 3(-11)-colpate +
Cruciferae Continental N. Amer., +
reflexed +  and ascending +
slender +
flattened +  and rounded +
mucilaginous +
not winged +, margined +  and winged +
not +  and mucilaginous +
white +, black +, brown +  and yellow +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
suborbicular-ovoid +
indurate +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
persistent +  and caducous +
distinct +
widely spreading +  and reflexed +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
reduced +
latiseptate +, schizocarpic +, samaroid +  and lomentaceous +
indehiscent +  and dehiscent +
angustiseptate +, flat +, angled +, terete +, torulose +, not +, segmented +  and nutletlike +
tetradynamous +
branched +  and unbranched +
procumbent +  and decumbent +
2-lobed +  and conical +
subsessile +, sessile +  and petiolate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
persistent +
distinct +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Dimorphocarpa palmeri +  and Dithyrea wislizeni var. palmeri +
Dimorphocarpa candicans +
Dimorphocarpa +
species +
unbranched +  and subsessile +
forked +  and scale-like +
coiled +, 1-7-veined +  and veined +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
8mm;10mm +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
orbicular +  and suborbicular +
7mm +  and 10mm +
anastomosing +
biennial +  and annual +
perennial +, biennial +  and annual +
aquatics +  and terrestrial +
glabrous +  and pubescent +