Difference between revisions of "Eremogone congesta var. charlestonensis"

(Maguire) R. L. Hartman & Rabeler

Sida 21: 239. 2004.

Common names: Charleston sandwort
Basionym: Arenaria congesta var. charlestonensis Maguire Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 73: 326. 1946
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Stems 5–14 cm, glabrous. Leaves: basal blades straight to spreading, often arcuately so, needlelike, 0.7–2 cm × 0.5–0.8 mm, herbaceous. Inflorescences capitate, often rounded, open cymes; bracts often not closely enveloping sepals. Pedicels (1–)2–4 mm, glabrous. Sepals weakly to conspicuously 1–3-veined, 4.5–5.5 mm, apex spinose.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Sandy ridges
Elevation: 2200-3100 m

Discussion

Variety charlestonensis is known from the New York Mountains, Inyo County, California, and adjacent Nevada. It may be more closely allied to Eremogone kingii than to E. congesta.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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