familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Heliantheae
subtribeAsteraceae (tribe Heliantheae) subtribe Coreopsidinae
genusDicranocarpus
speciesDicranocarpus parviflorus

Dicranocarpus parviflorus

A. Gray

Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 5: 322. 1854.

Justin W. Allison
Illustrated
Basionym: Heterosperma dicranocarpum A. Gray Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 109.
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 220.
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Illustrator: Linny Heagy

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Leaves 2–8 cm. Ray corollas 2–3 mm. Disc corollas 1–3 mm. Cypselae (3–)5–10 mm; pappi 2–5 mm. 2n = 20.


Phenology: Flowering Sep–Oct.
Habitat: Alkaline or gypseous soils
Elevation: 900–1700 m

Distribution

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N.Mex., Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí).

Discussion

Dicranocarpus parviflorus is a gypsophile that ranges throughout the Chihuahuan Desert.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
Justin W. Allison +
Authority
A. Gray +
Basionyms
Heterosperma dicranocarpum +
Distribution
N.Mex. +, Tex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua +, Durango +, Nuevo León +  and San Luis Potosí). +
Elevation
900–1700 m +
Habitat
Alkaline or gypseous soils +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Linny Heagy +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Phenology
Flowering Sep–Oct. +
Publication title
Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. +
Publication year
1854 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V19-20-21/V21 534.xml +
Special status
Illustrated +
Synonyms
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Coreopsideae +  and Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Petrobiinae +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Dicranocarpus parviflorus +
Taxon parent
Dicranocarpus +
Taxon rank
species +
Volume
Volume 21 +