Horkelia cuneata var. puberula
mesa horkelia, wedgeleaf horkelia
erect, 3–6 dm.
5–12 per side, elliptic to obovate, 5–25 mm, distinctly pinnately veined.
open, most flowers arranged individually.
(2–)5–10 mm, proximalmost to 40 mm.
hypanthium interior rim usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely pilose;
petals oblanceolate to narrowly obovate, 2–4 mm wide;
filaments 1–2.5 × 0.5–2 mm.
Horkelia cuneata var. puberula
Of conservation concern.
At its most distinctive, var. puberula is represented by historic collections from the hills and plains of Los Angeles, western Riverside, extreme southwestern San Bernardino, and northwestern San Diego counties; these populations have now largely been destroyed by urbanization. Scattered populations still exist within this core area, to what extent and with what level of ensured continuity remains uncertain. In addition, multiple populations of Horkelia cuneata from as far north and west as San Luis Obispo County have characteristics of var. puberula; these tend to intergrade with var. cuneata, as do some historic collections from the core area.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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