TY - JOUR
T1 - A new Sidalcea (Malvaceae) from northeastern California
AU - Clifton, Glenn L.
AU - Buck, Roy E.
AU - Hill, Steven R.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Sidalcea gigantea G. Clifton, R. E. Buck, & S. R. Hill is described as a new species from the northwestern slope of the Sierra Nevada in Butte, Plumas, Sierra, and Yuba Counties and from the extreme southern Cascade Range in Shasta County, California. The new species is a robust, long-lived perennial from large and extensive rhizomes; it is one of the tallest species known in the genus and it forms the largest known clonal colonies. Based on both morphological and DNA characters, S. gigantea appears to be most closely related to S. asprella Greene and S. celata (Jeps.) S. R. Hill, both found in the vicinity of the new species. Sidalcea gigantea occurs around margins of meadows, seeps, and streams in montane conifer forests, especially Mixed Conifer Forest.
AB - Sidalcea gigantea G. Clifton, R. E. Buck, & S. R. Hill is described as a new species from the northwestern slope of the Sierra Nevada in Butte, Plumas, Sierra, and Yuba Counties and from the extreme southern Cascade Range in Shasta County, California. The new species is a robust, long-lived perennial from large and extensive rhizomes; it is one of the tallest species known in the genus and it forms the largest known clonal colonies. Based on both morphological and DNA characters, S. gigantea appears to be most closely related to S. asprella Greene and S. celata (Jeps.) S. R. Hill, both found in the vicinity of the new species. Sidalcea gigantea occurs around margins of meadows, seeps, and streams in montane conifer forests, especially Mixed Conifer Forest.
KW - INHS
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3120/0024-9637-56.4.285
U2 - 10.3120/0024-9637-56.4.285
DO - 10.3120/0024-9637-56.4.285
M3 - Article
SN - 0024-9637
VL - 56
SP - 285
EP - 292
JO - Madroño
JF - Madroño
IS - 4
ER -