familyAsteraceae
genusStephanomeria
speciesStephanomeria exigua
subspeciesStephanomeria exigua subsp. deanei
Stephanomeria exigua subsp. deanei
Madroño 21: 470. 1972.
Common names: Deane’s wirelettuce
Basionym: Stephanomeria exigua var. deanei J. F. Macbride Contr. Gray Herb. 53: 22. 1918
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Heads borne in small paniculiform arrays along branches. Peduncles 10–40 mm, densely glandular. Calyculi of appressed bractlets. Involucres densely glandular. Florets 7–9. Cypselae light to dark tan, 2.1–2.4 mm, faces tuberculate, grooved; pappi of 9–14, white to light tan bristles (bases persistent, connate in groups of 2–4, plumose on distal 55–60%). 2n = 16.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Oct.
Habitat: Sandy fields and chaparral
Elevation: 0–1700 m
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (Baja California).
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