Damasonium californicum |
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California damasonium, fringed water plantain |
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Habit | Plants to 35 cm. |
Leaves | erect, linear to narrowly ovate, 5–35 cm; leaf blades lanceolate to ovate, 3–9 × 0.5–3 cm; margins entire; petioles 3–15 cm. |
Inflorescences | racemes or panicles, generally longer than leaves; bracts broadly ovate-lanceolate; thin; dry. |
Flowers | sepals oblong or ovate, 4–55 mm, green, hooded or not; petals triangular- to square-shaped, 6–10 mm, white with basal yellow spot, rarely pink; margins erose distally; stamens 2–3 mm; anthers red; pistils 6–10. |
Fruits | 3–5.5 mm, horned by enlarged styles; beak 3–6 mm. |
Damasonium californicum |
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Distribution | |
Discussion | Ponds, vernal pools, intermittent streams, on mud. Flowering May–Jul. 1200–1800 m. BR, BW, Casc, ECas. CA, NV, ID, WA. Native. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 131 Tamra Prior |
Synonyms | Machaerocarpus californicus |
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