Sanvitalia abertii
Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 87. 1849.
Illustrated
Stems erect, 5–29 cm. Leaf blades lance-linear, 20–60 × 2–12 mm. Phyllaries 8–11, subequal. Ray corollas 1.5–2.5+ mm. Cypselae: rays 4 mm (with awns 2–3 mm), subterete, obscurely 3-angled, each sulcate on angles and on abaxial face; discs 4-angled, innermost ± compressed, not winged. 2n = 22.
Phenology: Flowering late summer–early fall.
Habitat: Open places, scrub-lands, pinyon-juniper woodlands
Elevation: 1400–2400 m
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., N.Mex., Tex., Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora).
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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