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Bolandra californica

Sierra bolandra, Sierra false coolwort
Leaves

petiole 3–12 cm;

blade deeply lobed, 1–5 cm, ultimate margins crenate-dentate.
Inflorescences

5–8-flowered, 10–30 cm, stipitate-glandular;

bracts subtending pedicels conspicuous, auriculate.
Flowers

hypanthium campanulate-urceolate, 4–5 mm, glabrous;

sepals 3–5 mm, apex long-acuminate;

petals usually greenish with purple margins, narrowly lanceolate, unlobed, 4–5(–7) mm, apex long-tapered;

stamens included, 2–3 mm;

ovaries connate proximally 1/2 their lengths;

styles barely exserted, 1 mm;

stigmas distinct.
Capsules

brown, ovoid, 8–11 mm.
Seeds

150–200, 0.8–1 mm.
2n

= 14.

Bolandra californica
Phenology Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat Wet, shaded, rocky crevices and cliffs, usually near water courses
Elevation 1200-2200 m (3900-7200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Bolandra californica is found in the Yosemite and Lake Tahoe regions of the Sierra Nevada from Mariposa to Eldorado counties.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 121.
Parent taxa Saxifragaceae > Bolandra
Sibling taxa
B. oregana
Name authority A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 341. (1868)
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