Plateilema palmeri

(A. Gray) Cockerell

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 462. 1904.

Illustrated
Basionym: Actinella palmeri A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 31. 1883
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 444.

Leaf blades 3–5 cm × 12–18 mm overall. Phyllaries 8–10 mm. Ray laminae 7–8 mm. Disc corollas: tubes 0.8–1 mm, throats 2.5–3 mm, lobes 0.5–0.8 mm. Cypselae 3–4 mm; pappus scales 1.5–2 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Apr.
Habitat: Limestone soils
Elevation: 1100–1200 m

Distribution

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Tex., Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León).

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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