Physaria hitchcockii subsp. confluens |
Physaria hitchcockii subsp. rubicundula |
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Habit | Plants forming soft mats; caudex elongated, elastic (creeping). | Plants forming a loose mat; caudex elongated, elastic. |
Basal leaves | petiole differentiated from blade (sometimes weakly); blade oblanceolate to obovate. |
petiole not differentiated from blade; blade linear-oblanceolate. |
Fruits | 1.7–3 mm wide. |
2.4–3.4 mm wide. |
Anthers | 1–1.5 mm. |
1.4–1.6 mm. |
Physaria hitchcockii subsp. confluens |
Physaria hitchcockii subsp. rubicundula |
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Phenology | Flowering Jun–Jul. | Flowering May–Jun. |
Habitat | Gravelly or rocky limestone | Pinyon-juniper communities on barren slopes |
Elevation | 2300-3500 m (7500-11500 ft) | 2100-3400 m (6900-11200 ft) |
Distribution |
NV |
UT |
Discussion | Subspecies confluens is found at or above timberline in the Grant, Quinn Canyon, and Schell Creek ranges. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Of conservation concern. Subspecies rubicundula is found in talus of the pink and white members of the Wasatch (Claron) Formation of the Aquarius, Markagunt, and Paunsaugunt plateaus. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 7, p. 643. | FNA vol. 7, p. 644. |
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Synonyms | Lesquerella hitchcockii subsp. confluens, Lesquerella confluens | Lesquerella rubicundula, Lesquerella hitchcockii subsp. rubicundula, P. hitchcockii var. rubicundula, P. rubicundula |
Name authority | (Maguire & A. H. Holmgren) O’Kane: Novon 17: 380. (2007) | (Rollins) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz: Novon 12: 324. (2002) |
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