Micropus californicus var. subvestitus
in W. H. Brewer et al., Bot. California 1: 335. 1876.
Plants 1–40 cm. Heads mostly 2–3 × 3–4.5 mm. Pistillate paleae thinly sericeous-lanuginose, longest usually 2–3 mm. Staminate corollas 1–1.5 mm. Cypselae 1.4–2.2 mm; pappi: staminate 0.9–1.3 mm.
Phenology: Flowering and fruiting late Apr–early Jun.
Habitat: Ridges, hilltops, slopes, relatively dry, shallow, exposed soils of various substrates (including serpentine), often recently disturbed, usually within coastal fog belt
Elevation: 50–1100 m
Discussion
Variety subvestitus is known from the southern San Francisco Bay area through outer southern Coast Ranges to San Luis Obispo County, plus populations in foothills of the central Sierra Nevada.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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Silky cottonseed +
Calif. +
Ridges, hilltops, slopes, relatively dry, shallow, exposed soils of various substrates (including serpentine), often recently disturbed, usually within coastal fog belt +
in W. H. Brewer et al., Bot. California +
1876 +
Endemic +
Micropus californicus var. subvestitus +
Micropus californicus +
variety +