Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Limnia viridis (Davidson) Rydberg
Monlia spalhuiata viridis Davidson, Bull. So. Calif. Acad. S: 61. 1907.
Monlia exigua viridis Jepson, PI. Calif. 473. 1914.
Claylonia exigua viridis Poelln. Repert. Sp. Nov. 30: 306. 1932.
Annual; stems many, glabrous, ascending or spreading, 5-12 cm. high; basal leaves pctioled, dark-green, somewhat fleshy, the petioles 2—4 cm. long, the blades linear-oblanceolate, 2-5 cm. long, 2-7 mm. wide, attenuate at the apex, tapering into the petiole at the base; stem-leaves narrowly lanceolate, 2-4 cm. long, sessile, usually connate one fourth to one third their length on one side; inflorescence mostly sessile, racemose, the pedicels mostly paired, elongate, straight and ascending in fruit; sepals rounded-ovate, unequal, 2-3 mm. long; petals white, short-clawed, ellipsoid, emarginate; capsule nearly 3 mm. long; seeds black, shining, 1 S mni
Type locality Rock Creek, deser! side of Mount San Antonio. Distribution: Mountains of southeastern t alifornia. -
- bibliographic citation
- Percy Wilson, Per Axel Rydberg. 1932. CHENOPODIALES. North American flora. vol 21(4). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
