Difference between revisions of "Lessingia glandulifera var. peirsonii"

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Madroño 52: 60. 2005.

Common names: Peirson’s lessingia
Basionym: Lessingia germanorum var. peirsonii J. T. Howell Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 26, figs. 25–30. 1929
Synonyms: Lessingia lemmonii var. peirsonii (J. T. Howell) Ferris
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Revision as of 20:22, 16 December 2019

Stems villous to tomentose. Abaxial leaf faces tomentose. Involucres obconic, 5–6 mm. Phyllaries tomentose. Disc florets 10–25; style-branch appendages lanceolate, 0.6–1.3 mm. 2n = 10.


Phenology: Flowering May–Sept.
Habitat: Dry foothills, desert washes, roadsides, usually sandy soils
Elevation: 900–2100 m

Discussion

Variety peirsonii is known from the northwestern Transverse Range (northwestern Los Angeles and south-central Kern counties), the Piute Mountains (Kern County), and the western Mojave Desert (eastern Kern County). The leaves have a dense tomentum that is only partly lost in age. The involucres are persistently tomentose.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.