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Taxonomy

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  • Kingdom Plantae – Plants
  • Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
  • Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
  • Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
  • Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
  • Subclass Dilleniidae
  • Order Primulales
  • Family Primulaceae – Primrose family
  • Genus Dodecatheon L. – shootingstar
  • Species Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. – darkthroat shootingstar

Description

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Elymus glaucus in Teton Co., Wyoming, USA
Date 4 September 2010
Author: Matt Lavin
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

Bloom Period

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Distribution

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Habitat

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Uses

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Propagation

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Seed

Abbreviation: ELGL

Seed sample from: 2010

Average Measurement including husk and awn: 29.8 x 1.2 x 0.9

Measurement Range including husk and awn: L: 22 – 35, W: 1 – 1.5, D: 0.5 – 1

Average Measurement without husk or awn: 5.3 x 1 x 1

Measurement Range without husk or awn: L: 5 - 5.5, W: 0.9 – 1.1, D: 0.9 – 1

Features

Shape: Awn is straight and is 5 – 6 times as long as seed body. Awn is very finely toothed.

Other Structures:Inner seed has deep longitudinal sulcus on one side and a few fine longitudinal lines on the opposite seed face.

Color: Husks off white to tan, papillose with a slight sheen. Hilium is a darker brown color. Seed is tan at the ends, and blue to green in the middle.

Surface:Seed surface is smooth and matte.

Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical ELGL lat.png

Longitudinal Cross Section: elliptical ELGL long.png

References

  • Dodecatheon pulchellum subsp. pulchellum - Wikimedia Commons. Dodecatheon pulchellum subsp. pulchellum in Calico Basin, west of Las Vegas, Nevada - Stan Shebs (This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: Stan Shebs)

[1]. Retrieved 05/07/2012.


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