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Streptanthus juneae
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Photographer: Aaron Schusteff
ID: 0000 0000 0506 2386 (2006-05-17)Copyright © 2006 Aaron Schusteff
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date of photo Jun 5, 2004
latitude 34.23556 longitude -116.92611 max error distance 642 meters
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horizontal datum World Geodetic System 1984 georeferencing source GEOLocatelocation
About a mile south of Aspen Glen Picnic Area, in the San Bernardino Mountains near Big Bear Lake. (San Bernardino County, California, US)family
Brassicaceae
plant community Shaded understory of Montane Coniferous Forest.notes Postscript (12/22/19): This previously problematic taxonomic entity has now been recognized and described as a new species (to be called Streptanthus juneae) as resolved in a paper by Nick Jensen to appear shortly in Madroño (already submitted, reviewed, and accepted...just awaiting printing date & distribution). Yay! Thanks to Nick for his careful work and insights on this species and the 'S. howellii alliance' to which it belongs. Postscript (4/25/20): Name now officially published :-) Link to Nick's paper here. Original remarks from 5/17/2006 appear below... Detail of inflorescence and flowers. I am not certain of the identity of this plant (cf. last paragraph of comments under my later post here), but my best guess is Streptanthus bernardinus. One of my hesitations comes from the fact that both the Jepson Manual and Munz state that S. bernardinus has ''white petals'', whereas this taxon clearly has yellow petals w/ purple tips. But the last key break leading to S. bernardinus in the Jepson manual also says: ''11. Petals light greenish-yellow...S.bernardinus'' ...which makes the ''petals white'' character mentioned in the descriptions less compelling. In most other respects, the description, habitat and location all seem compatible with S. bernardinus. It's worth mentioning that S. bernardinus is a rare plant and this location is east of other known locations for the San Bernadino Mnts listed in the Calflora database. camera Shot at f10, 1/125, ISO 100, w/ flash on a Canon D60 w/ a Canon Compact 50mm macro lens.
photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
1. | Reviewed by Amelia Ryan Aug 20, 2016 |
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| Reviewer's comments: | | | "This looks like Caulanthus major. Lacks urn shaped "winged" sepals." |
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2. | Reviewed by Aaron Schusteff Aug 20, 2016 |
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| Reviewer's comments: | | | "Amelia, thanks for your interest and comments. I agree the flowers here are rather similar-looking to those of Caulanthus major, and the calyces don't look very urn-shaped. BUT...unlike C. major...these plants had lots of sessile, auriculate-clasping, cauline leaves. And given that character, they don't seem to go to C. major or anything else that fits well among the alternatives in the Jepson eFlora Caulanthus key. Also, they were growing in montane coniferous forest (at ~7120' elevation) rather than the sagebrush or pinyon/juniper woodland habitat typical for C. major.
These were indeed strange and interesting plants that didn't seem to fit well into any pre-existing, species-level taxonomic "box" but that...as far as I could fathom...appeared to fit best with Streptanthus bernardinus. Reviewing the current Jepson eFlora Key to Streptanthus, they do still seem me to go best to S. bernardinus...whose description includes "calyx bell-shaped, not keeled, pale yellow to white"...with no mention of the calyx having to be urn-shaped and winged, like many other familiar members of that genus. However, they may very well be an undescribed species (see the remarks here)." |
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