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Rorippa curvipes
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Photographer: Aaron Schusteff
ID: 0000 0000 1208 3534 (2008-12-31)Copyright © 2008 Aaron Schusteff
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Jul 18, 2008
location
Gardisky Lake, NE of Tioga Pass (Mono County, California, US)family
Brassicaceae
synonyms Rorippa curvipes var. curvipes
notes Leaves and short stems of Rorippa curvipes var. curvipes. These plants were growing at ~10490' in small slightly depressed openings within patchy plant growth in the transition zone between dryish alpine fell-fields and wetter lakeside meadows. This was a surprising new species for me: before I thought of Rorripa as lush, gangly wet-growing plants---not small, prostrate, dry-tolerant plants. Indeed, after the snow-melt this site must be quite soggy. But over time it becomes drier. So this Rorippa has apparently adapted to an ephemerally wet niche, in contrast to the more continuously wet to marshy niches typical of most members of the genus. [PS: The Jepson Manual states R. curvipes grows below 8000 feet elevation, but the species is included in Stephen Botti's 'Identification Guide for the Alpine Plants of Yosemite National Park', which focuses on flora above timberline...i.e. well above 8000'!]camera Shot on a Canon Digital Rebel XT at f14, 1/100, ISO 100 using a Canon 50mm Compact macro lens.
photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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ADDITIONAL TAXONOMIC NOTES FOR THIS PHOTO
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| name change notes May 21, 2014: TJM1 name Rorippa curvipes var. curvipes changed to TJM2 name Rorippa curvipes . (University & Jepson Herbaria) |
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
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| Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)View Calflora record for Rorippa curvipesView all photos in CalPhotos of Rorippa curvipes Check Google Images for Rorippa curvipes |
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