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Bolandra oregana
Bolandra oregana

northern false coolwort, Oregon bolandra
Leaves

petiole 3–15 cm;

blade shallowly lobed, 2–7 cm, ultimate margins serrate.
Inflorescences

6–18-flowered, 16–40 cm, stipitate-glandular;

bracts subtending pedicels conspicuous, auriculate.
Flowers

hypanthium campanulate-urceolate, 5–10 mm, glabrous;

sepals 6–10 mm, apex long-acuminate;

petals usually reddish purple to dark purple, narrowly lanceolate, unlobed, 7–12(–14) mm, apex long-tapered;

stamens included, 2 mm;

ovaries connate proximally 1/4 their lengths;

styles barely exserted, 2 mm;

stigmas distinct.
Capsules

brown, ovoid, 8–9 mm.
Seeds

100–125, 0.7–9 mm.
2n

= 14.

Bolandra oregana
Phenology Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat Wet, shaded, rocky crevices and cliffs, usually near water courses
Elevation 0-1400 m (0-4600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
ID; OR; WA
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Discussion

Bolandra oregana is found in northern Oregon and southern Washington in the vicinity of the Columbia River gorge and in the Snake River region of eastern Oregon and Idaho.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 121.
Parent taxa Saxifragaceae > Bolandra
Sibling taxa
B. californica
Name authority S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 292. (1879)
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