Eriophyllum lanatum var. hallii
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 20: 411. 1934.
Common names: Hall’s woolly sunflower
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Perennials (± taprooted). Proximal leaves opposite; blades ovate, 1-pinnately lobed, ultimate margins slightly revolute, abaxial faces sparsely woolly, adaxial glabrate. Heads 2–4 per array or borne singly. Peduncles mostly 5–12 cm. Involucres 7–8 mm diam. Ray florets 8–9; laminae 10–13 mm (disc corolla tubes glabrous). Cypselae 3.5–5 mm; pappi 0.7–2 mm. 2n = 16.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Dry sites, woodlands
Elevation: 1200–1500 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Variety hallii is known only from two populations in Kern and in Santa Barbara counties and is threatened by cattle (D. P. Tibor 2001).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.