Nicolletia edwardsii

A. Gray

Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 119. 1852.

Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 232. Mentioned on page 231.

Annuals or perennials, 3–25 cm. Stems erect to spreading. Leaves 10–60 mm overall, lobes 3–5, linear to filiform, rachis widths hardly greater than lobe widths. Peduncles 5–30 mm. Calyculi of 4–6 bractlets 1–2 mm. Involucres turbinate to fusiform, 11–15 mm. Phyllaries 6–8, lanceolate. Ray florets 7–9, laminae 7–16 × 3–6 mm. Disc florets 15–25(–50); corollas yellow, 7–8 mm. Cypselae 5–7 mm; pappi: bristles 3–5 mm, scales 5–7 mm. 2n = 20.


Phenology: Flowering mostly fall, following rains.
Habitat: Sandy, often calcareous or gypseous soils of fans, flats, or playas in desert scrub
Elevation: 800–1700 m

Distribution

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Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas).

Discussion

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John L. Strother +
A. Gray +
Tex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua +, Coahuila +, San Luis Potosí +  and Zacatecas). +
800–1700 m +
Sandy, often calcareous or gypseous soils of fans, flats, or playas in desert scrub +
Flowering mostly fall, following rains. +
Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. +
Illustrated +
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Tageteae +
Nicolletia edwardsii +
Nicolletia +
species +