Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis
Phytologia 67: 104. 1989.
Common names: Thickbracted goldenbush
Endemic
Basionym: Haplopappus palmeri subsp. pachylepis H. M. Hall Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 389: 267, fig. 96. 1928
Synonyms: Ericameria ericoides var. pachylepis (H. M. Hall) Hoover H. palmeri var. pachylepis (H. M. Hall) Munz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 70.
Plants 50–150 cm. Leaves 8–20(–30) mm, circular to flattened in cross section; axillary leaves 2–10 per fascicle. Phyllaries: midnerves typically not evident on proximal 1/2, outer and mid subapical resin ducts strongly thickened. Florets 6–12(–14). 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering fall.
Habitat: Sandy or somewhat clayey soils
Elevation: 100–800 m
Discussion
Variety pachylepis ranges from Riverside to Ventura counties.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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