Dicoria canescens
in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 87, plate 30. 1859.
Synonyms: Dicoria brandegeei A. GrayDicoria canescens subsp. brandegeei (A. Gray) CronquistDicoria canescens var. brandegeei (A. Gray) CronquistDicoria canescens subsp. clarkiae (P. B. Kennedy) D. D. KeckDicoria canescens subsp. hispidula (Rydberg) D. D. KeckDicoria canescens var. hispidula (Rydberg) CronquistDicoria canescens var. witherillii (Eastwood) CronquistDicoria clarkiae unknownDicoria paniculata unknown
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 25.
Revision as of 00:59, 27 July 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Leaves: petioles 5–20+ mm; blades mostly 10–30(–120) × 3–20(–30+) mm. Peduncles 1–3+ mm. Involucres 2–3+ mm. Phyllaries: outer ± lanceolate, ± herbaceous, sericeous to strigillose, inner ultimately obovate to ± orbiculate, usually ± cucullate, scarious to membranous, usually glandular-pubescent, each ± investing a cypsela. Paleae 1.8–2+ mm. Functionally staminate florets: corollas 2.5–3 mm. Cypselae 3–8+ mm. 2n = 36.
Phenology: Flowering year round, mostly Oct–Feb.
Habitat: Alkaline soils, desert washes, flats
Elevation: -20–1700 m
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Colo., Nev., N.Mex., Utah, Mexico (Baja California, Sonora).
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.