Dicoria canescens
in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 87, plate 30. 1859.
Illustrated
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 Dicoria paniculata
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 25.
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.