Caryophyllids

plant list from the IB 102 lab with links to Calphoto images

 

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Aizoaceae

Carpobrotus

Carpobrotus chilensis flower showing many petals, stamens, and styles

Carpobrotus chilensis berry with inferior ovary

general habit of Carpobrotus

Mesembryanthemum

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum flower

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum capsule

general habit of Mesembryanthemum

Tetragonia

Tetragonia flower

Tetragonia leaves and fruits

general habit of Tetragonia

 

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus

Amaranthus general view

Amaranthus flower close up showing membranous bracts (really?)

Atriplex

Atriplex confertifolia, a shrubby Atriplex, showing the two bracts surrounding the flowers

Atriplex argentea showing scurfy leaf surface

Atriplex confertifolia showing the whole plant in fruit

Chenopodium

Chenopodium californicum kind of showing perfect flowers

Chenopodium berlandieri showing the overall habit and scurfy leaves

Salicornia

Salicornia subterminalis in flower!

 

Cactaceae

Ferocactus

Ferocactus cylindraceus showing the ribbed stems

Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus showing many tepals, stamens, and styles

Mammillaria

Mammillaria huitzilopotchli flowers

Mammillaria dioica showing unribbed stems

Opuntia basilaris showing segmented stems

Opuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis showing rounded, segmented stems

 

Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium

Cerastium carinthiacum showing five styles

Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare showing capsules with ten teeth

Stellaria

Stellaria media showing three styles and petals that are deeply divided into two lobes

Silene

Silene bernardina showing connate sepals and fringed petals

Silene californica

Silene douglasii

 

Nyctaginaceae

Abronia

Abronia fragrans inflorescence

Abronia latifolia general view

 

Portulacaceae

Calandrinia

Calandrinia ciliata flower and buds

Calandrinia ciliata whole plant

Claytonia

Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua flower

Claytonia lanceolata showing opposite cauline leaves

Claytonia perfoliata showing perfoliate cauline leaves and petioled basal leaves

Lewisia

Lewisia congdonii showing fringed sepals

Lewisia cotyledon ssp. cotyledon whole plant

Lewisia rediviva whole plant (the species Lewis and Clark collected)

Portulaca

Portulaca halimoides flower

Portulaca oleracea whole plant

 

Simmondsiaceae

Simmondsia

Simmondsia chinensis female (left) and male (right) flowers

Simmondsia chinensis fruits

Simmondsia chinensis whole plant

 

Plumbaginaceae

Limonium

Limonium perezii growing with Carpobrotus

Limonium sinuatum showing purple calyx and white corolla

 

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum

Eriogonum alpinum whole plant

Eriogonum nudum inflorescence showing six sepal

Eriogonum nudum var. auriculatum whole plant

Polygonum

Polygonum arenastrum showing the sheathing stipules (brown)

Polygonum bistorta inflorescence

Polygonum californicum inflorescence

Polygonum marinense stems

Rumex

Rumex acetosella flowers

Rumex crispus fruits

Rumex hymenosepalus showing basal leaves

 

Santalaceae

Arceuthobium

Arceuthobium abietinum whole plant

Arceuthobium campylopodum flowers

Phoradendron

Phoradendron bolleanum with fruits

Phoradendron juniperinum (more yellowish-green) growing in Juniperus californicus (more grayish-green)