Kalmiopsis leachiana

(L. F. Henderson) Rehder

J. Arnold Arbor. 13: 32. 1932 ,.

Common names: Siskiyou kalmiopsis
IllustratedEndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Rhododendron leachianum L. F. Henderson Rhodora 33: 205. 1931
Synonyms: Rhodothamnus leachianus (L. F. Henderson) H. F. Copeland
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 479. Mentioned on page 480.

Shrubs, erect, rarely trailing, usually tufted, 2–4(–8) dm. Twigs pale reddish to purplish, becoming gray to dark gray, puberulent and sparsely stipitate-glandular, becoming glabrate. Leaves aromatic; petiole 0.5–2 mm, sparsely puberulent and sessile-glandular; blade dark green abaxially, light green adaxially, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, 10–25 × 5–12 mm, base cuneate, margins entire, usually plane, apex obtuse, usually apiculate, surfaces glabrous or sparsely sessile dotted-glandular abaxially, densely covered with sessile crystalline-punctate glands adaxially. Inflorescences erect, (5–)7–12(–15)-flowered; bracts leaflike. Pedicels 1–2 cm, hairy, glandular. Flowers: calyx lobes light purple, ovate, 3–5 mm, margins ± glandular-ciliate; corolla rose to deep pink, (12–)14–20 mm diam., petal ridges connected between corolla lobes, lobes connate ca. 1/2 their lengths, abaxial surface ± puberulent and glandular apically (throat puberulent or glabrous); filaments 3–7(–10) mm, rarely ciliate basally; anthers purple, oblong, 0.7–1.8 mm; style dimorphic, 7–10 mm (long form), 3–6 mm (short form); ovary puberulent, dotted-glandular. Seeds 0.3–0.7 mm. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–early summer.
Habitat: Open sunny ridges in xeric shrub community or sparse woodland, rooted in shallow or, more often, deeper soils, on a range of substrates, often including ultramafics
Elevation: (200-)600-1400 (-2100) m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Kalmiopsis leachiana is known from the Siskiyou Mountains in Curry and Josephine counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Kalmiopsis leachiana"
Robert J. Meinke +  and Shunguo Liu +
(L. F. Henderson) Rehder +
Rhododendron leachianum +
Siskiyou kalmiopsis +
(200-)600-1400 (-2100) m +
Open sunny ridges in xeric shrub community or sparse woodland, rooted in shallow or, more often, deeper soils, on a range of substrates, often including ultramafics +
Flowering late spring–early summer. +
J. Arnold Arbor. +
Illustrated +, Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Rhodothamnus leachianus +
Kalmiopsis leachiana +
Kalmiopsis +
species +