Oxybasis rubra (L.) S. Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch var. rubra

British Columbia: Metro Vancouver, Delta, Boundary Bay, 640 m east of 112 Street, 100 m north of sea dyke: Sewage settling ponds in agricultural field, in nitrogen rich drying mucky margin of pond. Elev. 2 m.
49° 5' 10.7" N, 122° 54' 13.4" W
Robust annual; young leaves modestly farinose abaxially; horizontal seeds mostly with 5-lobed perianth; vertical seeds with mostly 3 or 4 lobed perianth, connate to near top or divided to near the bottom; pericarp attached to seed but removable with teasing; plants abundant all around the middle pond and present on the other two pond shores.

Frank Lomer 10408, Oct 12, 2016
WTU, Accession: 422066, Barcode: WTU-V-057314