Subshrubs, 45–130 cm (taproots forming woody crowns). Herbage glabrous or sparsely hairy. Stems usually multiple (arching upwards). Leaves evenly distributed (often crowded; proximal often withering and pendulous); sessile or ± petiolate; blades linear-filiform, 3–12 cm × 1–3 mm, bases ± linear, margins entire. Heads 5–20 in corymbiform arrays (involucres campanulate). Calyculi 0 or of 1–3+ lance-deltate to linear bractlets (lengths to 1/4 phyllaries). Phyllaries ± 13, 7–10 mm, tips green. Ray florets ± 8; corolla laminae 8–10 mm. Cypselae hirtellous (canescent). 2n = 40.

Phenology: Flowering summer–early fall.
Habitat: Coastal sand dunes and sandy, open flood plains
Elevation: 0–100 m

Distribution

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Calif.

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.