Difference between revisions of "Malacothrix saxatilis var. commutata"

(Torrey & A. Gray) Ferris

Aliso 4: 100. 1958.

Basionym: Malacothrix commutata Torrey & A. Gray
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Revision as of 15:12, 18 September 2019

Plants rhizomatous or with woody caudices. Herbage glabrous or ± arachnose. Stems 1 (plants rhizomatous) or 2–3+ (plants with woody caudices), erect, freely branched, herbaceous, relatively leafy distally. Cauline leaves: proximal not pinnately lobed (lanceolate to lance-linear, margins entire or denticulate, apices acute to acuminate); distal lanceolate or elliptic to linear, margins entire or denticulate, apices acute to acuminate. Arrays of heads relatively crowded. Cypselae 2–2.5 mm. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Dec.
Habitat: Crumbling shale along roadcuts, in canyons, chaparral, foothill woodlands
Elevation: 200–1600 m

Discussion

Variety commutata grows on the eastern face of the Transverse Range (Ventura County), in canyons in the Coast Ranges to Monterey County, and in the Breckenridge Mountains (Kern County).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.