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lavender entire leaf thelypodium

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entireleaf thelypody

Racemes

(often strongly congested), not elongated in fruit;

central rachis (0.6–)1.2–7(–9) cm.

(moderately to strongly congested), not elongated in fruit;

central rachis (4.3–)8–20 cm.

Flowers

petals usually lavender, rarely white, (5–)6–8.5(–9.5) mm;

gynophore stout, 0.5–1(–3) mm.

petals white, (7.5–)8–11(–13) mm;

gynophore stout, (1–)1.5–4(–5.5) mm.

Fruiting pedicels

horizontal, straight, not whitish, stout, 3–5(–6) mm, strongly flattened at base.

usually horizontal to reflexed, rarely divaricate, straight, whitish, stout, (6–)7–11(–13) mm, strongly flattened at base.

Fruits

horizontal or divaricate-ascending to ascending, straight or incurved, (0.9–)1.4–2.7(–3.4) cm.

usually horizontal to reflexed, rarely divaricate, straight or incurved to arcuate, (2.2–)3.5–6.5(–8) cm.

Thelypodium integrifolium subsp. complanatum

Thelypodium integrifolium subsp. longicarpum

Phenology Flowering Jun–Aug. Flowering Aug–Oct.
Habitat Alkaline areas, desert shrub communities, canyons Canyons, shrub communities
Elevation 800-2400 m (2600-7900 ft) 500-1300 m (1600-4300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV; OR; UT
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from FNA
AZ
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Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Subspecies longicarpum is known from the Grand Canyon National Park and adjacent canyons of the Colorado River.

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

Source FNA vol. 7, p. 734. FNA vol. 7, p. 734.
Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Thelypodieae > Thelypodium > Thelypodium integrifolium Brassicaceae > tribe Thelypodieae > Thelypodium > Thelypodium integrifolium
Sibling taxa
T. integrifolium subsp. affine, T. integrifolium subsp. gracilipes, T. integrifolium subsp. integrifolium, T. integrifolium subsp. longicarpum
T. integrifolium subsp. affine, T. integrifolium subsp. complanatum, T. integrifolium subsp. gracilipes, T. integrifolium subsp. integrifolium
Synonyms T. integrifolium var. complanatum T. integrifolium var. longicarpum
Name authority Al-Shehbaz: Contr. Gray Herb. 204. 105, plate 20, fig. 1. (1973) Al-Shehbaz: Contr. Gray Herb. 204: 111. (1973)
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