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bearclover, mountain misery, Sierran Mountain misery

Habit Plants 1–5(–7) dm, forming extensive colonies.
Stems

internodes 5–10(–15) mm;

bark reddish brown.

Leaves

3-pinnately compound;

petiole 10(–15) mm;

blade obovate to obtrullate, (28–)45–70(–94) × (13–)20–45(–71) mm, surfaces moderately hirtellous, sparsely stipitate-glandular;

rachises straight;

pinnae (8–)10–12 per side, oblong to oblong-obovate, (3–)10–25(–40) × (1.8–)3–8(–13) mm;

pinnules (4–)7–10 per side, oblong, (1.2–)2.5–5(–10) × (0.6–)1.5–3(–5) mm, each pinnately divided into (3–)5–11 pairs of segments, segments oblong-obovate to obovate, (0.3–)0.6–1.5 × (0.2–)0.5–1 mm, terminal largest, each with terminal short-stipitate gland, adaxial rachis and rachilla with additional segments between pinnae and pinnules.

Inflorescences

(3–)5–7(–10)-flowered, panicles, 35–60(–80) mm;

peduncles 2–5 mm.

Flowers

hypanthium 4–6 mm;

hypanthia and sepals pubescent, stipitate glands 0.8–1.5 mm;

sepals oblong-lanceolate, 4.5–6(–7) mm, apex acute;

petals 6–9 mm;

stamens 55–65(–76);

styles 5.5 mm.

Achenes

4.5–5.5 mm.

2n

= 18.

Chamaebatia foliolosa

Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat Slopes, flats, coarse sands, yellow pine to montane conifer forests
Elevation (300–)600–1800(–2300) m ((1000–)2000–5900(–7500) ft)
Distribution
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CA
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Discussion

Chamaebatia foliolosa occurs on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada and into the Cascade Range, from Shasta to Inyo and Kern counties.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 9, p. 343.
Parent taxa Rosaceae > subfam. Dryadoideae > tribe Dryadeae > Chamaebatia
Sibling taxa
C. australis
Name authority Bentham: Pl. Hartw., 308. (1849)
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