Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus
Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus subsp. vexillocalyculatus
wiry snapdragon
7–170 cm, not self-supporting, glabrous, eglandular-hairy, or glandular-hairy;
branches twining.
7–170 cm, proximally glabrous or eglandular-hairy.
opposite proximally, alternate distally;
blade ovate to narrowly elliptic, 10–60 × 1–20 mm, surfaces glabrous or hairy.
axillary, racemes or flowers solitary.
branches with 2 leaves at each proximal node.
1–4 mm.
cleistogamous and chasmogamous;
calyx lobes unequal, glandular-hairy, adaxial lobe 3.5–14 × 1–9 mm;
corolla light purple to white, often dark-veined, 8–17 mm, base gibbous, mouth 2–4 mm diam., palate sometimes purple-veined, convex, 3.5–8 mm diam., puberulent.
calyx adaxial lobe 7–14 mm;
corolla light purple, without darker veins, 11–17 mm, adaxial lip 7–17 mm.
ovoid, 4–8 mm, glandular-hairy, abaxial locule with 1 pore.
dark brown to black, 0.7–1.5 mm, tuberculate, reticulate-ridged.
= 30.
Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus
Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus subsp. vexillocalyculatus
Subspecies 3 (3 in the flora).
Subspecies breweri and vexillocalyculatus intergrade where their distributions overlap in the coastal ranges of California. Subspecies intermedius is disjunct in the Sierra Nevada.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Subspecies vexillocalyculatus grows in the same general area as Sairocarpus subcordatus. Sairocarpus subcordatus can be distinguished from subsp. vexillocalyculatus by its broader leaves, white to tan corollas, and reflexed abaxial corolla lobes.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
1. Stems proximally glabrous or eglandular-hairy; corollas 11–17 mm, adaxial lips 7–17 mm. | subsp. vexillocalyculatus |
1. Stems proximally glandular-hairy and, sometimes, eglandular-hairy; corollas 8–15 mm, adaxial lips 2–5.5 mm. | → 2 |
2. Inflorescence branches with 1 leaf at each proximal node. | subsp. breweri |
2. Inflorescence branches with 2 leaves at each proximal node. | subsp. intermedius |
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