Arida arizonica

(R. C. Jackson & R. R. Johnson) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman

Sida 20: 1413. 2003.

Common names: Desert tansy-aster
Illustrated
Basionym: Machaeranthera arizonica R. C. Jackson & R. R. Johnson Rhodora 69: 476, fig. 1. 1967
Synonyms: Machaeranthera ammophila Reveal Machaeranthera arida B. L. Turner & D. B. Horne Machaeranthera coulteri var. arida (B. L. Turner & D. B. Horne) B. L. Turner
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 403. Mentioned on page 402.

Annuals, 5–40 cm; taproots slender. Stems usually 1, sometimes 2–6+, erect to ascending, slender, usually much branched from base, divaricately so, densely hispiduloso-glandular, viscid. Leaves basal and cauline; proximal petiolate, distal sessile, often clasping; blades oblanceolate to oblong, reduced distally, 10–50(–70) × 1–25 mm, herbaceous, margins coarsely dentate or pinnatifid, apices of teeth or lobes spiny-tipped, faces glandular-hispidulous. Heads borne singly (terminal),often in loose, leafy, corymbiform arrays. Involucres hemispheric, 4–5 × 6–8 mm (fresh). Phyllaries in 2–3 series, appressed to reflexed distally, lanceolate, 1–5 mm, bases whitish, margins ± entire, apices green or sometimes purplish, acute, faces hispiduloso-glandular. Ray florets 20–35+; laminae lavender to whitish, 5–7 mm, coiling after flowering. Disc florets 25–40+; corollas yellow, 3–6 mm. Cypselae oblanceolate, 1.4–2 mm, smooth, faces sparsely sericeous; pappi: ray 0; disc white, terete, 1.5–3 mm. 2n = 10.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Nov.
Habitat: Dry, open sandy flats, edges of playas, gravelly washes, riverbanks
Elevation: 70–1000 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Nev., Mexico (Sonora).

Discussion

Arida arizonica is a widespread and variable species recognized by its annual habit, deeply lobed or pinnatifid leaves, dense glandularity, relatively small heads with lavender to whitish ray florets, and absence of pappi on the ray florets.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Arida arizonica"
Ronald L. Hartman +  and David J. Bogler +
(R. C. Jackson & R. R. Johnson) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman +
Machaeranthera arizonica +
Desert tansy-aster +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Nev. +  and Mexico (Sonora). +
70–1000 m +
Dry, open sandy flats, edges of playas, gravelly washes, riverbanks +
Flowering Mar–Nov. +
Illustrated +
Machaeranthera ammophila +, Machaeranthera arida +  and Machaeranthera coulteri var. arida +
Arida arizonica +
species +