Synthyris borealis |
Synthyris reniformis |
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northern kittentail |
round-leaf kittentail, snow queen |
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Leaves | persistent, some withering in 2d year as new leaves expand; blade ovate to cordate, 25+ mm wide, not leathery, base lobate, margins laciniate, teeth apices rounded, surfaces villous, hairs prominent on margins; basal veins extending into distal 1/2 of blade, lateral veins 2–4 on each side of midvein. |
persistent, some withering in 2d year as new leaves expand; blade cordate to reniform, 25+ mm wide, leathery, base cordate to lobate, margins incised-crenate, teeth apices obtuse to rounded, surfaces glabrous or hairy; basal veins extending into distal 1/2 of blade, lateral veins 2–4 on each side of midvein. |
Racemes | erect, to 15 cm in fruit; sterile bracts 3+, ovate-spatulate, largest 1+ cm; flowers 15–50, loosely aggregated. |
decumbent, to 18 cm in fruit; sterile bracts usually 0; flowers 5–10, loosely aggregated. |
Stamens | epipetalous. |
epipetalous. |
Ovaries | ovules 10–16. |
ovules 4. |
Capsules | hairy. |
sparsely hairy. |
Sepals | 4. |
4. |
Petals | (3 or)4(or 5), apex entire or erose; corolla blue, ± regular, campanulate, much longer than calyx, glabrous, tube conspicuous. |
(3 or)4(or 5), apex entire or erose; corolla blue, ± regular, campanulate, much longer than calyx, puberulent-villous in throat, tube conspicuous. |
2n | = 24. |
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Synthyris borealis |
Synthyris reniformis |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Jul; fruiting May–Sep. | Flowering Mar–Jun; fruiting Apr–Aug. |
Habitat | Tundra heaths, fellfields, talus slopes. | Forests. |
Elevation | 200–2500 m. (700–8200 ft.) | 0–1500 m. (0–4900 ft.) |
Distribution |
AK; NT; YT |
CA; OR; WA
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Discussion | Synthyris borealis is distributed primarily in unglaciated portions of the Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Alaska. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 299. | FNA vol. 17, p. 303. |
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Synonyms | Veronica alaskensis | Wulfenia reniformis, Veronica regina-nivalis |
Name authority | Pennell: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 85: 88, fig. 1. (1933) | (Douglas ex Bentham) Bentham: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 454. (1846) |
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