Acanthoscyphus parishii var. abramsii

(E. A. McGregor) Reveal

Harvard Pap. Bot. 9: 144. 2004.

Common names: Abrams’s flowery puncturebract
Endemic
Basionym: Oxytheca abramsii E. A. McGregor Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 605, figs. 1, 2. 1909
Synonyms: Eriogonum abramsii (E. A. McGregor) S. Stokes Oxytheca parishii subsp. abramsii (E. A. McGregor) Munz Oxytheca parishii var. abramsii (E. A. McGregor) Munz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 439. Mentioned on page 438.

Plants erect or spreading, 1–3 dm. Stems slender, 1–3(–7) cm. Leaf blades 1–3(–5) cm. Inflorescences: bracts (2–)3, triangular, awns 0.5–1.5 mm. Peduncles 0.8–2 cm. Involucres: awns 7–16, dark red, 3–4 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Sandy flats and slopes, chaparral communities, montane conifer woodlands
Elevation: 1700-2000 m

Discussion

Variety abramsii is known only from the San Rafael Mountains, Topatopa Mountain, and Mount Pinos, in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
James L. Reveal +
(E. A. McGregor) Reveal +
Oxytheca abramsii +
Abrams’s flowery puncturebract +
1700-2000 m +
Sandy flats and slopes, chaparral communities, montane conifer woodlands +
Flowering Jun–Aug. +
Harvard Pap. Bot. +
Eriogonum abramsii +, Oxytheca parishii subsp. abramsii +  and Oxytheca parishii var. abramsii +
Acanthoscyphus parishii var. abramsii +
Acanthoscyphus parishii +
variety +