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Siskiyou penny-cress

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Idaho pennycress

Stems

(0.6–)0.7–1.6(–2.4) dm.

(0.3–)0.4–1.1(–1.2) dm.

Basal leaves

petiole differentiated from blade, (1.7–)2–3.6(–4) times longer than blade;

blade ovate to oblong, 4–8(–9) mm wide, base cuneate.

petiole not differentiated from blade, about as long as blade;

blade linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 1.1–4(–5) mm wide, base attenuate.

Cauline leaves

2–6.

(2 or)3–7(–9).

Racemes

lax to compact.

lax or slightly compact.

Flowers

petals white, 3.8–6 × 1.2–2.2(–2.9) mm.

petals white, (3.4–)3.6–6 × 1–2 mm.

Fruiting pedicels

horizontal or slightly descending, forming an angle 80º or more with rachis.

horizontal or subhorizontal, forming an angle more than 70º with rachis.

Fruits

often strongly winged, obovate to obdeltate, (4–)4.8–7(–8) × (3–)3.5–5.5(–6) mm, 1–2 times as long as wide, apex truncate to strongly emarginate;

style (0.8–)1–2 mm.

only slightly winged, obovate or, rarely, elliptic, (4–)5–8(–9.5) × (2.5–)2.7–4(–4.5) mm, 1–2 times as long as wide, apex obtuse, truncate, or emarginate;

style (0.5–)0.8–2(–2.5) mm.

Seeds

2–4 per fruit.

2–8 per fruit.

2n

= 14.

= 14, 28.

Noccaea fendleri subsp. siskiyouensis

Noccaea fendleri subsp. idahoensis

Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun. Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat Moist, open rocky serpentine slopes Alpine or subalpine slopes, meadows, rocky crevices, rocky and gravelly soil in valleys, steep slopes, knolls
Elevation 300-500 m [1000-1600 ft] 2100-3700 m [6900-12100 ft]
Distribution
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Discussion

Subspecies siskiyouensis is known from Curry, Douglas, and Josephine counties.

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

Subspecies idahoensis is restricted to Blaine, Boise, Custer, Elmore, and Valley counties of central Idaho. Holmgren treated it as a variety of Thlaspi montanum, whereas R. C. Rollins (1993) recognized it as a species, T. idahoense, with two varieties. In my opinion, his varieties are based on continuous characters such as the loosely versus closely branched caudex, oblanceolate versus linear-oblanceolate basal leaves, and cuneate versus minutely auriculate distalmost cauline leaves.

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

Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Noccaeeae > Noccaea > Noccaea fendleri Brassicaceae > tribe Noccaeeae > Noccaea > Noccaea fendleri
Sibling taxa
N. fendleri subsp. californica, N. fendleri subsp. fendleri, N. fendleri subsp. glauca, N. fendleri subsp. idahoensis
N. fendleri subsp. californica, N. fendleri subsp. fendleri, N. fendleri subsp. glauca, N. fendleri subsp. siskiyouensis
Synonyms Thlaspi montanum var. siskiyoense Thlaspi idahoense, Thlaspi aileeniae, Thlaspi fendleri var. idahoense, Thlaspi idahoense var. aileeniae, Thlaspi montanum var. idahoense
Name authority (P. K. Holmgren) Al-Shehbaz & M. Koch: Syst. Bot. 29: 383. (2004) (Payson) Al-Shehbaz & M. Koch: Syst. Bot. 29: 383. (2004)
Source FNA vol. 7, p. 603. Treatment author: Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz. FNA vol. 7, p. 603. Treatment author: Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz.
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