Fragaria vesca subsp. californica

(Chamisso & Schlechtendal) Staudt

Canad. J. Bot. 40: 872. 1962.

Basionym: Fragaria californica Chamisso & Schlechtendal Linnaea 2: 20. 1827
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 276. Mentioned on page 275, 279.

Leaves green to dark green; terminal leaflet blade ± round or slightly ovate-rhombic, length/width 0.9–1.3, teeth: relative number 0.4–0.9, relative size 1–2.3, terminal tooth equal to or shorter than adjacent teeth. Flowers bisexual, 17–22 mm diam.; hypanthium 11–18.1 mm diam.; petals white, widely obovate to nearly orbiculate, margins distinct, sometimes crenate. Achenes superficial or in shallow pits; bractlets and sepals spreading or reflexed; torus carmine or red, shiny, globose to ± oblong, easily separating from hypanthium. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Coastal strand, grassy coastal areas, coniferous forests
Elevation: 0–100 m

Distribution

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Calif., Oreg., Mexico (Baja California), Mexico (Baja California Sur)

Discussion

Whether subsp. bracteata has introgressed into subsp. californica not only in northern California and Oregon, but also in southern California, should be investigated.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thin" is not a number. "thick" is not a number."thin" is not a number.

yellowish green +  and reddish-brown +
in shallow pits +  and superficial +
ovoid +  and ovate +
1mm +  and 1.5mm +
pointed +
Günter Staudt† +
(Chamisso & Schlechtendal) Staudt +
Fragaria californica +
ovate +, shallowly deltate +  and widely ovate or widely depressed +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
reflexed +  and spreading +
free +  and distinct +
Calif. +, Oreg. +, Mexico (Baja California) +  and Mexico (Baja California Sur) +
not +  and aggregated +
0–100 m +
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
not +  and aggregated +
Coastal strand, grassy coastal areas, coniferous forests +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.81 cm18.1 mm <br />0.0181 m <br />) +
saucer--shaped +
crassinucellate +
opposite +  and alternate +
green +  and dark green +
deciduous +
not glaucous +
not leathery +
rhombic +  and roundish +
pinnate +  and entire +
inferior +  and superior +
clustered +, biseriate +  and superposed +
5 (?) +  and 9 (?) +
free +  and distinct +
widely obovate;nearly orbiculate +
Flowering spring. +
adnate +, free +, connate +  and distinct +
shallow +
Canad. J. Bot. +
not arillate +
persistent +
free +  and distinct +
reflexed +  and spreading +
lanceolate +
Illustrated +
free +  and distinct +
1 +  and 10 +
palmate +  and pinnate +
lanceolate +
glabrate;densely spreading-hairy or appressed-ascending hairy +
deciduous +
distinct +
not elongate +
Fragaria vesca subsp. californica +
Fragaria vesca +
subspecies +
1 (?) +  and 2.3 (?) +
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (3.7 cm37 mm <br />0.037 m <br />) +
red +  and carmine +
inconspicuous +
globose +  and more or less oblong +
enlarged +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
stoloniferous +, short-rhizomatous +  and acaulescent +