Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Cerastium brachypodum is a short but erect and glandular pubescent annual herb found in clearings in the Ponderosa Pine forest at middle to upper elevation. The capsules are curved and at least twice as long as the calyx. The capsule opens by dehiscence of teeth at its apex.
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Cerastium brachypodum (with only dehisced capsules, no flowers), photo Russ Kleinman, San Francisco Mtns., Mail Hollow, July 27, 2009
Cerastium brachypodum, closeup of dehisced capsules on branch, photo Russ Kleinman, San Francisco Mtns., Mail Hollow, July 27, 2009
Cerastium brachypodum, closeup of dehisced capsules on branch, photo Russ Kleinman, San Francisco Mtns., Mail Hollow, July 27, 2009
Cerastium brachypodum, macro of dehisced capsule, photo Russ Kleinman, San Francisco Mtns., Mail Hollow, July 27, 2009
Cerastium brachypodum, macro of dehisced capsule, photo Russ Kleinman, San Francisco Mtns., Mail Hollow, July 27, 2009
Cerastium brachypodum, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, August 26, 2010
Cerastium brachypodum, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, August 26, 2010
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