Lagascea decipiens var. decipiens

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Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 137.
Revision as of 18:48, 24 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

Leaves 25–50(–75) × 15–30(–50+) mm. Peduncles (i.e., stalks supporting glomerules of heads) 5–55 mm. Glomerules hemispheric to subspheric, 10–17 × 20–35 mm. Phyllaries 8–10 mm, connate 1/2–2/3 lengths, resinous glands to 3 mm. Disc corollas 10 mm. Cypselae 2–3 mm; pappi 0.1–1 mm. 2n = 34.


Phenology: Flowering spring–fall [year round in Mexico].
Habitat: Dry canyonlands, granitic slopes, deciduous forests, thorn forests, oak grasslands
Elevation: 900–1300 m

Discussion

Pima and Santa Cruz counties represent the northernmost extension of the range of var. decipiens, which extends into Chihuahua and Sonora to northern Sinaloa, whence it is disjunct to Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, and Oaxaca.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Elizabeth M. Harris +
Hemsley +
Ariz. +  and Mexico. +
900–1300 m +
Dry canyonlands, granitic slopes, deciduous forests, thorn forests, oak grasslands +
Flowering spring–fall [year round in Mexico]. +
Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic., +
Illustrated +
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Lagasceinae +
Lagascea decipiens var. decipiens +
Lagascea decipiens +
variety +