familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusAcanthoscyphus
speciesAcanthoscyphus parishii
Acanthoscyphus parishii var. abramsii
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
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.
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