Friday, February 17, 2017

Oreonana clementis (Pygmy Mountain Parsley, Clemen's Mountain Parsley)

7/2/16 10,000' elevation, trail to Horseshoe Meadow, Lone Pine Region, 
Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA 

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Pygmy Mountain Parsley, Clemen's Mountain Parsley

SPECIES: Oreonana clementis

FAMILY: Apiaceae (Carrot Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/2/2016

LOCATION: 10,000' elevation, trail to Horseshoe Meadow, Lone Pine Region, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA 

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:
NATIVE

Habit: Plant 3--8 cm, gray-hairy. 


Leaf: bladeless sheaths 0.5--2 cm; petiole 2--4 cm; blade 1.5--3.5 cm, ovate, segments 1--3 mm. 

Inflorescence: umbels 1--3 cm diam, spheric, appearing +- with leaf blades; peduncles 2--7 cm, spreading; bractlets fused; rays 5--15, 2--8 mm, outer scarious-winged, webbed; sterile pedicels 2--5 mm. 

Flower: bisexual or staminate; calyx lobes +- 0.5--1.5 mm, spreading, yellow; corolla white; anthers purple. 

Fruit: 3--4 mm, +- glabrous to hairy. 

Ecology: Rocky ridges; 


Elevation: 1500--4000 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: s SNH. 

Flowering Time: Jul--Aug 

eFlora Treatment Author: Lincoln Constance & Margriet Wetherwax

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