Camissonia boothii subsp. intermedia (Munz) P.H.Raven
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Authority
Raven, Peter H. 1969. A revision of the genus Camissonia (Onagraceae). Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 37: 161-396.
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Family
Onagraceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type: Dry sandy gravel wash, 4 miles south of Cloverdale Ranch on Reese River to Tonopah road, Nye County, Nevada, 16 September 1939, P. Train 3455 (RSA 56046; isotypes, UC, WTU).
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Description
Description - Similar to subsp. alyssoides, but densely villous with a dense admixture of glandular trichomes in the inflorescence, the plants usually 5-20 cm. tall, the leaves mostly less than 2.5 cm. long. Seeds dimorphic. Gametic chromosome number, n= 7.
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Discussion
This entity bridges the morphological and geographical gap between subsp. boothii and subsp. alyssoides in Nevada completely. Nevertheless, it consists of a large number of morphologically relatively uniform populations that occupy a sizable range in central Nevada.