Lagophylla minor
Aliso 4: 105. 1958.
Endemic
Basionym: Lagophylla dichotoma subsp. minor D. D. Keck Madroño 3: 16. 1935
Plants 8–30+ cm (strongly self-incompatible); branching ± pseudo-dichotomous, distal stems eglandular or sparsely glandular. Leaves: blades green, usually eglandular (distal eglandular or stipitate-glandular, glands mostly purple, some yellow). Heads in paniculiform arrays. Calyculi 0. Involucres ± hemispheric to obovoid. Phyllaries 4–5 mm, piloso-hirsute on angles, hairs ± antrorsely curved, 0.5–1+ mm. Ray laminae 7–13 mm. Cypselae glossy. 2n = 14.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Openings in chaparral and woodlands, serpentine slopes
Elevation: 70–700 m
Discussion
Lagophylla minor is known only from serpentine of the North Inner Coast Ranges and in the northern Sierra Nevada foothills.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.