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Lepyrodiclis holosteoides

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Identification
Isotype of Lepyrodiclis holosteoides (C.A.Mey.) Fenzl [family CARYOPHYLLACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet, Isotype of Gouffeia holosteoides C.A.Mey. [family CARYOPHYLLACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Gouffeia holosteoides
  • Lepyrodiclis holosteoides

Flora

Entry for Lepyrodiclis holosteoides (C. A. Meyer) Fenzl ex Fischer & C. A. Meyer [family CARYOPHYLLACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 5,
Names
Lepyrodiclis holosteoides (C. A. Meyer) Fenzl ex Fischer & C. A. Meyer [family CARYOPHYLLACEAE], Enum. Pl. Nov., 1: 93, 110. 1841
Gouffeia holosteoides C. A. Meyer [family CARYOPHYLLACEAE], Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer., 217. 1831
Treatment Author(s)
Richard K. Rabeler
Information
Stems 40–100 cm, glabrous or papillate. Leaf blades 1–8 × 0.3–1 cm, margins glandular-dentate. Flowers: sepals 4–5 mm; petals 1–1.5 times as long as sepals. Capsules globose-ovoid, 3 mm, shorter than calyx. Seeds 1.8–2 mm. 2n = 34, 68 (both Asia).
Phenology
mar-may (spring)
Altitude range
500–800 m;
Distribution
csw Asiaintroduced in Europe (Germany)Asia (Japan).USA IdahoUSA Wash.
Discussion
Although known in North America only since 1959, Lepyrodiclis holosteoides is a serious menace in pea and wheat plantings, where it grows quickly and often overtops the crops. It is listed as a noxious weed in Washington and Oregon; I am not aware of any documented occurrences in Oregon.
If Lepyrodiclis stellarioides Schrenk ex Fischer & C. A. Meyer is included as a variety of L. holosteoides (see Y. P. Kozhevnikov 1985), North American plants are var. holosteoides
Native/Introduced
introduced;

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