Hastingsia atropurpurea
Madroño 33: 175, figs. 1, 2. 1986.
EndemicConservation concern
Bulb ellipsoid or infrequently ellipsoid-ovoid, 28–54 × 18–30 mm, usually with blackish, fibrous tunic. Leaves 25–55 cm × 6–12 mm, mature plants with blackish, shriveled foliage at base of scape; blade bluish green. Scape 71–99 cm, often with 2–5 ascending branches, 4–6 mm thick at base. Inflorescences: terminal raceme (8–) 12–35 (–49) cm; flowers (20–) 30–36 (–46) per 10 cm of raceme. Flowers: tepals purplish black with pale green central vein, oblong-lanceolate, 9–12 × 2 mm; stamens seldom exposed at anthesis; filaments 5–8 mm; anthers purple. Capsules ellipsoid to ellipsoid-ovoid, 7–11 × 5–8 mm. Seeds black, 5 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul, fruiting Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Ultramafic river-beds that have year-round water in rooting horizon and wet, open, sunny bogs
Elevation: 500–700 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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undehisced +
covered +
sheathing +
herbaceous +
dilated +
bluish green +
narrow +
absent +
1;several +
hollow +
brittle +
shorter +
ascending +
fleshy +
spaced +
reduced +
pale green +
reticulate +
solid +
Oreg. +
fleshy +
dimorphic +
longer +
slender +
equal +
axile +
30;36 +
blackish +
shriveled +
capsular +
1/3 +
constricted +
Ultramafic river-beds that have year-round water in rooting horizon and wet, open, sunny bogs +
racemose +
simple +
persistent +
grasslike +
basal +
sessile +
(2-)3(-4)-locular +
superior +
globose;3-lobed +
closed +
showy +
Madroño +
1986 +
vertical +
packed +
lunate +
hollow +
brittle +
wind-distributed +
black +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +
staminodial +
exposed +
fertile +
capitate +
distinct +
3-lobed +
Hastingsia atropurpurea +
Hastingsia +
species +
purplish black +
persistent +
distinct +
9mm;12mm +
withering +
absent +
oblong-lanceolate +
singly +
arising +
greener +
equal +
narrower +
blackish +
fibrous +
persisting +
scapose +
perennial +
mature +
glabrous +
woody +