Diapensia obovata Nakai

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Diapensiaceae > Diapensia

Characteristics

Plants usually forming mats or low mounds or cushions (not tussock-forming), 2-5 cm; branches procumbent or decumbent, adventitiously rooted, proximal portions of stems with or without persistent leaf remnants. Leaves 3-8(-12) mm; blade obovate to spatulate-elliptic, 1.5-2.2(-3) mm wide, margins narrowly revolute, usually herbaceous, sometimes with narrow hyaline flange. Pedicels 5-20 mm, elongating to 30-50 mm. Flowers: sepals 4-7 mm; corolla 7-9 mm, lobes usually white, sometimes light pink or rose. Capsules 3-4(-6) mm diam. 2n = 12.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.05
Root system adventitious-root
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

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Distribution

Diapensia obovata world distribution map, present in Canada, Japan, Liberia, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Russian Federation, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316121-1
WFO ID wfo-0000644631
COL ID 6D3JG
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Synonyms

Diapensia obovata Diapensia japonica Diapensia lapponica f. rosea Diapensia lapponica var. asiatica Diapensia lapponica var. obovata Diapensia lapponica subsp. obovata Diapensia lapponica var. rosea Diapensia lapponica subsp. lapponica