Iliamna longisepala

Iliamna longisepala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Iliamna
Species:
I. longisepala
Binomial name
Iliamna longisepala
(Torr.) Wiggins

Iliamna longisepala, known by the common name long sepal globemallow,[1] is a perennial plant species in the Malvaceae family.

Description

Long haired perennial plant with 5-9 lobed leaves. Flowers in racemes that are pink to lavender.[2] The slightly longer sepal length distinguishes this species from similar looking species like the more common Iliamna rivularis and are around 1.5 cm long.[2]

Iliamna longisepala leaves and flower buds

Distribution

This plant grows at lower elevations from sagebrush desert to Ponderosa pine forests east of the Cascade crest in Washington State, primarily in Chelan and Douglas counties.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Burke Herbarium Image Collection| https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Iliamna%20longisepala | accessdate = 21 May 2021
  2. ^ a b c Hitchcock and Cronquist, Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 1973


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