Synthyris reniformis |
Synthyris dissecta |
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round-leaf kittentail, snow queen |
cut-leaf kittentail |
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Leaves | persistent, some withering in 2d year as new leaves expand; blade cordate to reniform, 25+ mm wide, leathery, base cordate to lobate, margins incised-crenate, teeth apices obtuse to rounded, surfaces glabrous or hairy; basal veins extending into distal 1/2 of blade, lateral veins 2–4 on each side of midvein. |
persistent, some withering in 2d year as new leaves expand; blade oblong-ovate to ovate, 25+ mm wide, not leathery, base lobate, margins 1- or 2-pinnatifid, ultimate lobes oblanceolate to lanceolate or linear, teeth apices obtuse, surfaces glabrous, sparsely hairy, puberulous, sparsely villous, or tomentose; basal veins extending through proximal 1/2 of blade, lateral veins 2–4 on each side of midvein. |
Racemes | decumbent, to 18 cm in fruit; sterile bracts usually 0; flowers 5–10, loosely aggregated. |
erect, to 15 cm in fruit; sterile bracts 3+, ovate-spatulate, largest 1+ cm; flowers 10–30, loosely aggregated. |
Stamens | epipetalous. |
epipetalous. |
Ovaries | ovules 4. |
pilose to tomentose; ovules 10–16. |
Capsules | sparsely hairy. |
hairy. |
Sepals | 4. |
4. |
Petals | (3 or)4(or 5), apex entire or erose; corolla blue, ± regular, campanulate, much longer than calyx, puberulent-villous in throat, tube conspicuous. |
(3 or)4(or 5), apex entire or erose, adaxials flat; corolla blue, ± regular, campanulate, much longer than calyx, glabrous, tube conspicuous. |
Synthyris reniformis |
Synthyris dissecta |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Jun; fruiting Apr–Aug. | Flowering May–Jul; fruiting Jun–Sep. |
Habitat | Forests. | Treeline to alpine tundra. |
Elevation | 0–1500 m. (0–4900 ft.) | 1600–3000 m. (5200–9800 ft.) |
Distribution |
CA; OR; WA
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ID; MT
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Discussion | Synthyris dissecta is found in east-central Idaho and southwestern Montana. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 303. | FNA vol. 17, p. 300. |
Parent taxa | Plantaginaceae > Synthyris | Plantaginaceae > Synthyris |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Wulfenia reniformis, Veronica regina-nivalis | S. pinnatifida var. canescens, Veronica dissecta |
Name authority | (Douglas ex Bentham) Bentham: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 454. (1846) | Rydberg: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 691. (1909) |
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