familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusHollisteria
speciesHollisteria lanata
Hollisteria lanata
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 296. 1879.
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Eriogonum lanatum (S. Watson) Roberty & Vautier
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 445.
Illustrator:
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Plants 0.3–0.8(–1) × (0.5–)0.8–3(–5) dm. Leaves: basal blades (1.5–)2–5(–6) × (0.2–)0.3–0.7(–0.9) cm; cauline blades (0.5–)1–3.5 × (0.1–)0.3–0.8(–1) cm. Inflorescences: bracts dimorphic, lateral 2 obvious, 2–5 mm, thinly pubescent, central 1 obscured, 1–2(–3) mm, densely tomentose. Involucral bracts 2 mm, densely tomentose. Flowers: perianth 1.5–2 mm. Achenes 1.7–2 mm. 2n = 42.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jul.
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly or clayey places, mixed grassland, desert scrub, chaparral communities, woodlands
Elevation: 10-1000 m
Discussion
Hollisteria lanata is encountered occasionally in the San Joaquin Valley and the adjacent coastal ranges and eastward in the Transverse Ranges to Kern and Tulare counties. Plants are only rarely locally common.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.