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Whipplea modesta

common whipplea, modesty, whipplevine, yerba de selva
Stems

to 10 dm; adventitious roots at proximal nodes.
Leaves

petiole 0–3 mm, pilose;

blade 10–40 × 10–30 mm, base rounded or tapered, apex obtuse, abaxial surface strigose, adaxial with white, pustule-based trichomes.
Inflorescences

congested to open;

peduncle 20–50 mm, appressed-pubescent.
Pedicels

0.5–2.5 mm, appressed-pubescent.
Flowers

odorless;

hypanthium 1.4–2 × 2.3–2.6 mm;

sepals 1.5–2 × 0.2–0.5 mm;

petals 2.5–4 × 1–1.5 mm;

filaments 1.2 × 0.5 mm;

anthers 0.4–0.6 mm;

styles 1–1.2 mm.
Capsules

1.5–2 × 2–2.5 mm.
Seeds

1–1.5 mm.
Flowering

branches weak, (0.4–)0.6–1.5 dm, appressed-pubescent.

Whipplea modesta
Phenology Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat Dry, rocky sites, open to sparsely forested areas.
Elevation (30–)400–1300(–1700) m. [(100–)1300–4300(–5600) ft.]
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR; WA
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Discussion

Whipplea modesta grows on the west side of the Cascade and Coast ranges. In Washington, it is known only from Clallam County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 12, p. 470. Treatment author: Ronald L. McGregor†.
Parent taxa Hydrangeaceae > Whipplea
Name authority Torrey: in War Department [U.S.], Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5): 90, plate 7. (1857)
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