Malacothrix saxatilis var. implicata
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 269. 1907.
Endemic
Basionym: Malacothrix implicata Eastwood Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 1: 113. 1898
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 318.
Plants rhizomatous or with woody caudices. Herbage glabrous or sparsely hairy (arachnose). Stems usually 1, erect, branched distally, proximally woody, relatively densely leafy distally. Cauline leaves: proximal (1–)2-pinnately lobed (lobes linear, apices obtuse or acute), ultimate margins entire or denticulate, apices usually obtuse; distal linear to filiform (sometimes pinnately lobed, lobes linear to filiform). Arrays of heads relatively crowded. Cypselae 1.8–2.2 mm. 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering Feb–Dec.
Habitat: Clay flats or canyon slopes
Elevation: 50–400 m
Discussion
Variety implicata grows on Anacapa, San Nicolas, San Miguel, Santa Cruz, and Santa Rosa islands. Plants with 1-pinnately parted leaves are present in some populations on Santa Cruz Island.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.