Dicoria canescens
in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 87, plate 30. 1859.
Synonyms: Dicoria brandegeei A. Gray Dicoria canescens subsp. brandegeei (A. Gray) Cronquist Dicoria canescens var. brandegeei (A. Gray) Cronquist Dicoria canescens subsp. clarkiae (P. B. Kennedy) D. D. Keck Dicoria canescens subsp. hispidula (Rydberg) D. D. Keck Dicoria canescens var. hispidula (Rydberg) Cronquist Dicoria canescens var. witherillii (Eastwood) Cronquist Dicoria clarkiae unknown Dicoria paniculata unknown
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 25.
Revision as of 15:34, 18 September 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.