Honckenya peploides subsp. robusta |
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Habit | Plants with few stems, stout, succulent-coriaceous. |
Stems | ascending to weakly erect, simple or few-branched, 15–50 cm × 3–6 mm, internodes of main stem 10–55 mm. |
Leaves | main stem leaves evenly spaced, of similar size on all stems; blade lanceolate to ovate, 12–28 × 7–15 mm, apex acuminate. |
Pedicels | 2–3 mm. |
Flowers | sepals ovate, 4–7 mm, apex obtuse to acute. |
Capsules | 5–8 × 5–10 mm, fleshy. |
Seeds | dark reddish brown, 2–4 mm, dull. |
Honckenya peploides subsp. robusta |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–summer. |
Habitat | Sea beaches, sandy flats, and dunes above high tide |
Elevation | 0-10 m (0-0 ft) |
Distribution |
CT; MA; MD; ME; NH; NJ; NY; NB; NF; NS; PE; QC |
Discussion | Subspecies robusta is possibly extirpated from Delaware and Virginia and now listed as rare/endangered in Maryland and New Jersey. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 5, p. 140. |
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Synonyms | Arenaria peploides var. robusta, H. peploides var. robusta |
Name authority | (Fernald) Hultén: Fl. Alaska Yukon 4: 677. (1944) |
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