Oreocarya suffruticosa

Oreocarya suffruticosa (Torr.) Greene
Pittonia 1: 57. 1887

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Pronunciation/Pronunciación:
 O-re-o-cár-ya suf-fru-ti-cò-sa
Etymology/Etimología:
 "somewhat shrubby"
Synonyms/Sinónimos:
 Homotypic:
Myosotis suffruticosa Torrey (Basionym), Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 225. 1827
Hemisphaerocarya suffruticosa (Torrey) Brand, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 60. 1927
    (non Cryptantha suffruticosa Piper, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 32: 42. 1919).
Heterotypic:
Eritrichium jamesii Torrey, ined., Explor. Red River Louisiana 294. 1853
Krynitzkia jamesii A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 278. 1885
Oreocarya cinerea Greene, Pittonia 3: 113. 1896
Oreocarya jamesii (Torrey) Payson, ined., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 14: 242. 1927
Cryptantha cinerea (Greene) Cronquist, Intermount. Fl. [Cronquist et al.] 4: 229. 1984
Type/Tipo:
S.E. James, s.n., U.S.A.: Barren deserts high up on the Platte
   Holotype: NY 00335594, Isotype: NY 00335595


Distribution/Distribución:
bonap distribution map
Oreocarya suffruticosa
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Holotype of Oreocarya suffruticosa [Myosotis s.]
Herbarium specimen of NY00335594 (Holotype)
Oreocarya suffruticosa
E. James, s.n., U.S.A.: Barren deserts high up on the Platte
   Holotype: NY 00335594

Varieties of Oreocarya suffruticosa recognized here:

O. suffruticosa var. arenicola (L.C. Higgins & S.L. Welsh) R.B. Kelley, Syst. Bot. 37(3): 753. 2012
O. suffruticosa var. cinerea (Greene) Payson, Univ. Wyoming Publ. Sci., Bot. 1(6):171 1926
O. suffruticosa var. laxa (J.F. Macbr.) R.B. Kelley, Syst. Bot. 37(3): 753. 2012
O. suffruticosa var. multicaulis (Torr.) Payson, Univ. Wyoming Publ. Sci., Bot. 1: 171. 1926
O. suffruticosa var. pustulosa (Rydb.) R.B. Kelley, Syst. Bot. 37(3): 753. 2012
O. suffruticosa var. setosa (M.E. Jones) R.B. Kelley, Syst. Bot. 37(3): 754. 2012
O. suffruticosa var. suffruticosa



Key: to varieties (after Higgins 1971; note: varieties differ from this treatment, nomenclature complicated)

    1. Ventral surface of the leaves glabrous, the petioles not ciliate-margined, nor tufted at the base .................................... Oreocarya suffruticosa var. pustulosa
    1’ Ventral surface of the leaves strigose or setose, the petioles ciliate-margined; leaves tufted at the base
        2. Stems simple, not branched above the base
            3. Stems 1-4.4 dm long, usually twice as long as the basal tuft of leaves .......................................................................... Oreocarya suffruticosa var. cinerea
            3’ Stems 0.2-0.9 dm long, usually not exceeding the basal tuft of leaves
                4. Floral bracts exceeding the cymules; stems low, decumbent; Nevada and California ........... Oreocarya suffruticosa var. abortiva = Oreocarya abortiva
                4’ Floral bracts not exceeding the cymules; stems erect or nearly so .................................................................................. Oreocarya suffruticosa var. setosa
        2’ Stems branched from the base as well as above
            5. Stems decumbent; plants of the Great Plains ................................................................................................................ Oreocarya suffruticosa var. suffruticosa
            5’ Stems erect; plants west of the continental divide
                6. Leaves linear; cymules 8 cm long or longer, very lax; native to southern New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico ............ Oreocarya suffruticosa var. laxa
                6’ Leaves oblanceolate; cymules usually much shorter than 8 cm long, and more congested ................................. Oreocarya suffruticosa var. disticha




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