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Wright's stanleyella, Wright's thelypody

catleaf, droopflower thelypody, loose-flower thelypody

Habit Biennials; slightly glaucous, glabrous. Biennials; somewhat glaucous, glabrous throughout or pubescent basally.
Stems

branched distally, (6.5–)9.5–22.5(–28) dm.

branched distally, (1.5–)3–14(–23.5) dm, (glabrous throughout or sparsely to densely hirsute proximally).

Basal leaves

(and proximal cauline): petiole (2–)4.5–8.5(–13.7) cm;

blade often lanceolate, sometimes oblanceolate in outline (lateral lobes oblong to linear or deltate), (6.5–)9.5–22.5(–28) cm × 28–55(–75) mm, margins pinnately lobed or lyrate (lobes entire or denticulate).

(and proximal cauline): petiole (1–)1.7–8(–11) cm, pubescent or glabrous;

blade oblanceolate in outline (lateral lobes usually oblong to linear, rarely deltate), (4–)7.2–20.5(–30) cm × (6–)10–40(–100) mm, margins pinnately lobed or lyrate (lobes entire or dentate).

Cauline leaves

petiolate;

blade lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 3.5–8.5(–13.5) cm × 7–14(–23) mm, margins usually entire or dentate, rarely lobed.

petiolate;

blade usually lanceolate to linear, sometimes oblanceolate to oblong, 1.5–7(–10) cm × 3–12(–20) mm, margins usually entire or repand, rarely lobed.

Racemes

somewhat lax, considerably elongated in fruit.

corymbose, somewhat lax, considerably elongated in fruit.

Flowers

sepals spreading or ascending oblong to linear, (3–)4–6(–7) × (0.8–)1–1.3(–1.5) mm;

petals usually white, rarely lavender, linear or oblong, 4–7.5(–9) × 1–1.8(–2) mm, margins not crisped, claw not differentiated from blade (base sometimes clawlike, to 2 mm, widest at base);

nectar glands confluent;

filaments equal, (3–)3.5–6.5(–8.5) mm;

anthers (1–)1.5–2.5(–3) mm, circinately coiled;

gynophore 0.2–2(–5) mm.

sepals (equal), ascending, oblong, (2.5–)3–5(–5.5) × 1–1.7(–3) mm, (lateral pair not saccate);

petals usually white, rarely lavender, usually spatulate, rarely obovate, 5–7.5(–9.5) × 1.5–2.5(–3.5) mm, margins not crisped, claw obscurely differentiated from blade (widest at base);

nectar glands continuous, flat, subtending bases of stamens;

filaments tetradynamous, median pairs 3–4.5(–5.5) mm, lateral pair 2.5–3.5(–4.5) mm;

anthers included, oblong, (1–)1.5–2.2(–2.5) mm, not circinately coiled;

gynophore 0.5–0.8(–1.5) mm.

Fruiting pedicels

horizontal to divaricate, sometimes reflexed, straight or curved, sometimes secund, slender, (5–)7–13(–17) mm, slightly flattened at base.

often divaricate, sometimes reflexed, rarely horizontal or divaricate-ascending, straight, slender, (4–)5–13(–19) mm, somewhat flattened at base.

Fruits

horizontal or reflexed, torulose, straight to somewhat curved, flattened, (2.5–)3.8–7.4(–9) cm × 1–1.2(–1.5) mm, (replum not constricted between seeds);

ovules 76–128 per ovary;

style usually clavate to subclavate, rarely cylindrical, (0.5–)0.8–2(–3) mm.

divaricate to reflexed, submoniliform to strongly torulose, straight or curved, terete, (2–)3–6.6(–7.4) cm × 0.7–1(–1.5) mm, (replum constricted between seeds);

ovules 26–62 per ovary;

style usually clavate to subclavate, rarely cylindrical, (0.5–)0.8–2(–5) mm.

Seeds

0.7–1.3(–1.5) × 0.5–0.8 mm.

(oblong), (1–)1.3–1.8(–2) × 0.5–1 mm.

Thelypodium wrightii

Thelypodium laxiflorum

Phenology Flowering (Mar-)Jun–Oct. Flowering May–Sep.
Habitat Rock crevices, shady slopes, rocky hillsides, canyons, stream banks, creek beds, pinyon-juniper communities, oak woodlands Talus, rocky slopes, cliffs, pinyon-juniper-brush communities
Elevation 1200-2300 m (3900-7500 ft) 1500-3100 m (4900-10200 ft)
Distribution
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AZ; CO; NM; TX; UT; Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Hidalgo)
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from FNA
CO; NV; UT
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Discussion

Study of extensive material that has accumulated during the past three decades reveals that the differences between subsp. oklahomensis and subsp. wrightii, which are based solely on variations in gynophore and fruit lengths, do not hold as clearly as previously thought (I. A. Al-Shehbaz 1973; R. C. Rollins 1993).

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

Source FNA vol. 7, p. 738. FNA vol. 7, p. 735.
Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Thelypodieae > Thelypodium Brassicaceae > tribe Thelypodieae > Thelypodium
Sibling taxa
T. brachycarpum, T. crispum, T. eucosmum, T. flexuosum, T. howellii, T. integrifolium, T. laciniatum, T. laxiflorum, T. milleflorum, T. paniculatum, T. repandum, T. rollinsii, T. sagittatum, T. stenopetalum, T. texanum
T. brachycarpum, T. crispum, T. eucosmum, T. flexuosum, T. howellii, T. integrifolium, T. laciniatum, T. milleflorum, T. paniculatum, T. repandum, T. rollinsii, T. sagittatum, T. stenopetalum, T. texanum, T. wrightii
Synonyms Stanleyella wrightii, T. wrightii subsp. oklahomensis Stanleyella wrightii var. tenella, T. wrightii var. tenellum
Name authority A. Gray: Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 7. (1852) Al-Shehbaz: Contr. Gray Herb. 204: 129, plate 22A. (1973)
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