Eriophyllum lanosum
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 25. 1883.
Common names: White easterbonnets or woolly daisy
Basionym: Burrielia lanosa A. Gray in War Department [U.S.], Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5): 107. 1857
Synonyms: Antheropeas lanosum (A. Gray) Rydberg
Annuals, 3–15 cm. Stems decumbent to ascending. Leaves: blades oblanceolate to linear, 5–20 mm, rarely lobed, ultimate margins, usually entire, plane (apices acute), faces sparsely woolly. Heads borne singly. Peduncles 1–5 cm. Involucres campanulate to obconic, 3–5 mm diam. Phyllaries 8–10, distinct. Ray florets 8–10; laminae white with red veins, 3–5 mm. Disc florets 10–20; corollas 2–3 mm (tubes cylindric, throats funnelform, gradually dilated, lobes glandular; anther appendages subulate, not glandular). Cypselae 2.5–4.5 mm; pappi of 5 subulate scales 1.5–2.5 mm plus 4–5 oblong scales ± 0.5 mm. 2n = 8.
Phenology: Flowering Feb–May.
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly openings, desert scrublands
Elevation: 70–1400 m
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Nev., N.Mex., Utah, Mexico (Baja California).
Discussion
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