Lepidospartum squamatum
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 50. 1883.
Basionym: Linosyris squamata A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 290. 1870
Synonyms: Lepidospartum squamatum var. palmeri (A. Gray) L. C. Wheeler
Shrubs or treelets, 10–250 cm, spreading or broomlike. Flowering stems mostly glabrous. Leaf blades (flowering stems) scale-like, appressed, deltate, 2–3 mm. Peduncles 0–5+ mm. Involucres turbinate, 4–7 mm. Phyllaries 12–23, ovate to lanceolate, sparsely tomentose or glabrous. Florets 9–17; corollas 5–9 mm. Cypselae 3.5–5 mm, 10–15-nerved, glabrous; pappi 5–8 mm. 2n = 60, 90.
Phenology: Flowering summer–fall.
Habitat: Sandy, gravelly soils, washes, terraces
Elevation: 30–1600 m
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (Baja California).
Discussion
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