Dodecatheon clevelandii var. gracile

(Greene) Reveal

Sida 22: 863. 2006 ,.

Common names: Mission shootingstar
Basionym: Dodecatheon patulum var. gracile Greene Erythea 3: 72. 1895
Synonyms: Dodecatheon clevelandii subsp. sanctarum (Greene) Abrams Primula clevelandii var. gracilis (Greene) Mast & Reveal
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 275. Mentioned on page 274.

Inflorescences 3–7(–12)-flowered. Flowers: filament tube with yellow or white spot proximal to each anther; pollen sacs usually yellow with reddish or purplish to maroon speckles; connective maroon to black. 2n = 44, 66, 88.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Dry slopes and flats mainly in oak woodlands
Elevation: 0-700 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Variety gracile is found mainly in the coastal and western Transverse Ranges from San Francisco County to Ventura County.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
James L. Reveal +
(Greene) Reveal +
Dodecatheon patulum var. gracile +
Mission shootingstar +
0-700 m +
Dry slopes and flats mainly in oak woodlands +
Flowering spring. +
Conservation concern +
Dodecatheon clevelandii subsp. sanctarum +  and Primula clevelandii var. gracilis +
Dodecatheon clevelandii var. gracile +
Dodecatheon clevelandii +
variety +