Biology:Iliamna longisepala

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Iliamna longisepala
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Iliamna
Species:
I. longisepala
Binomial name
Iliamna longisepala
(Torr.) Wiggins

Iliamna longisepala, known by the common name long sepal globemallow,[1] is a perennial plant species in the Malvaceae family.

Description

Long haired perennial plant with 5-9 lobed leaves. Flowers in racemes that are pink to lavender.[2] The slightly longer sepal length distinguishes this species from similar looking species like the more common Iliamna rivularis and are around 1.5 cm long.[2]

Iliamna longisepala leaves and flower buds

Distribution

This plant grows at lower elevations from sagebrush desert to Ponderosa pine forests east of the Cascade crest in Washington (state) , primarily in Chelan and Douglas counties.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Burke Herbarium Image Collection| https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Iliamna%20longisepala | accessdate = 21 May 2021
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hitchcock and Cronquist, Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 1973

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15375469 entry