Chionophila tweedyi |
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Tweedy's snowlover |
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Stems | 1–4, (5–)10–18(–25) cm, glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent. |
Leaves | basal and proximal cauline, blade oblanceolate, (8–)25–90 × (1–)3–13 mm, surfaces glabrous; cauline 1–4 pairs, blade narrowly lanceolate to linear, 2–22 × 1–3 mm. |
Racemes | 1–7 cm, verticillasters 4–10, interrupted, glandular-pubescent; bracts lanceolate, proximal ones 3–9 × 1–3 mm. |
Pedicels | 0–7 mm, glandular-pubescent. |
Flowers | calyx tube 1–2 mm, glandular-pubescent, lobes triangular to narrowly ovate, 2.5–3 × 1.4–2 mm; corolla pale lavender, 9–14 mm, glabrous externally, palate and proximal parts of abaxial limb glandular-pubescent, hairs to 0.1 mm, tube 1–2 mm, pollen sacs 0.3–0.4 mm, explanate; staminode 4–5 mm; style 6–7 mm. |
Capsules | 6.5–9 × 4–5 mm. |
Seeds | brown, elliptic-disciform, 2.4–3 mm. |
Chionophila tweedyi |
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Phenology | Flowering Jun–Aug. |
Habitat | Talus slopes, meadows, usually near timber lines. |
Elevation | 2100–3200 m. (6900–10500 ft.) |
Distribution |
ID; MT
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Discussion | Chionophila tweedyi is known from central Idaho and southwestern Montana. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 62. |
Parent taxa | Plantaginaceae > Chionophila |
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Synonyms | Penstemon tweedyi, Pentstemonopsis tweedyi |
Name authority | (Canby & Rose) L. F. Henderson: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 352. (1900) |
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