Dodecatheon clevelandii var. insulare

(H. J. Thompson) Reveal

Sida 22: 863. 2006 ,.

Common names: Island shootingstar
Basionym: Dodecatheon clevelandii subsp. insulare H. J. Thompson Contr. Dudley Herb. 4: 134. 1953 (as insularis)
Synonyms: Primula clevelandii var. insularis (H. J. Thompson) Mast & Reveal
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 275. Mentioned on page 274.

Inflorescences 5–9-flowered. Flowers: filament tube without yellow or white spot proximal to each anther; pollen sacs yellow with maroon speckles; connective maroon to black. 2n = 44.


Phenology: Flowering late winter–spring.
Habitat: Dry slopes and flats in coastal scrub communities and mainly oak and conifer woodlands
Elevation: 0-800 m

Distribution

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Calif., Mexico (Baja California).

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Variety insulare is confined mainly to low mountains from Monterey County to Santa Barbara County and on the Channel Islands. In northwestern Mexico, it is disjunct to the immediate coast and off-shore islands near Ensenada, and on Guadalupe Island; on the islands the leaves can be up to 5.5 cm wide.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
James L. Reveal +
(H. J. Thompson) Reveal +
Dodecatheon clevelandii subsp. insulare +
Island shootingstar +
Calif. +  and Mexico (Baja California). +
0-800 m +
Dry slopes and flats in coastal scrub communities and mainly oak and conifer woodlands +
Flowering late winter–spring. +
Conservation concern +
Primula clevelandii var. insularis +
Dodecatheon clevelandii var. insulare +
Dodecatheon clevelandii +
variety +