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Saxifraga jamesii

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Saxifraga jamesii Torr. [family SAXIFRAGACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Gornall, R.J.,
Related name
  • Therofon heucheriforme
  • Saxifraga jamesii
Common name
  • James’s saxifrage, Flora of North America Vol. 8

Flora

Entry for Telesonix jamesii (Torrey) Rafinesque [family SAXIFRAGACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 8,
Names
Telesonix jamesii (Torrey) Rafinesque [family SAXIFRAGACEAE], Fl. Tellur., 2: 69. 1837 (as jamesi) ,
Saxifraga jamesii Torrey [family SAXIFRAGACEAE], Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York, 2: 204. 1827
Boykinia jamesii (Torrey) Engler [family SAXIFRAGACEAE]
Therofon jamesii (Torrey) Wheelock [family SAXIFRAGACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Richard J. Gornall
Information
Flowering stems 6–18 cm. Leaves: stipules of cauline leaves 1–1.5 mm; petiole 10–45 mm; blade 10–30 × 14–40 mm, succulent. Pedicels densely stipitate-glandular. Flowers: hypanthium free from ovary 1–2(–2.5) mm, campanulate to turbinate; sepals erect, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 2–6 mm, apex usually acute; petals crimson-purple, orbiculate, (5–)7–11 × (2–)4–7 mm, lengths at least 1.75 times sepals, base contracted abruptly to claw 1–3 mm; stamens 2.4–3.7 mm; anthers obtuse; styles connate at least 3/4 their lengths. Capsules ovoid. Seeds 50–100. 2n = 14.
Phenology
Flowering mid–late summer
Altitude range
3000–3500 m
Distribution
USA Colo.USA N.Mex.
Discussion
The record of Telesonix jamesii from New Mexico is based on poor material and should be regarded as provisional. There is a report (J. G. Packer and D. H. Vitt 1974) of this species (or T. heucheriformis) from Laramie Mountain, Wyoming; no voucher specimens have been seen.

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