Gochnatia hypoleuca
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 57. 1883.
Common names: Shrubby bullseye chomonque
Illustrated
Basionym: Moquinia hypoleuca de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 7: 23. 1838
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 77.
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Stems densely leafy, rigid, young branches densely lanose. Leaves: blades 2–5 cm. Corollas 6–8 mm. Cypselae 2.5–4 mm; pappi: bristles unequal, longest 5–6 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Dec–Mar.
Habitat: Gravel and caliche soils in dry scrub vegetation
Elevation: 30–70 m
Distribution
Tex., Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas).
Discussion
Gochnatia hypoleuca occurs in southern Texas and in Mexico (to 4000 m). It is closely related to Gochnatia obtusata [treated by Cabrera as Gochnatia hypoleuca subsp. obtusata (S. F. Blake) Cabrera], a species of southern Mexico.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.