Benitoa occidentalis
Leafl. W. Bot. 8: 26. 1956.
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Haplopappus occidentalis H. M. Hall Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 389: 214, fig. 72. 1928
Synonyms: Lessingia occidentalis (H. M. Hall) M. A. Lane
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 450.
Leaf-blades 20–80+ × 3–15+ mm. Phyllaries ± lanceolate, 1–10 mm. Ray laminae 5–7+ mm. Disc corollas 4–5+ mm. Cypselae 3–4 mm; pappi 3–4 mm. 2n = 10.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Nov.
Habitat: Serpentine outcrops and clay slopes
Elevation: 300–1000 m
Discussion
Benitoa occidentalis is known only from the inner South Coast Ranges, southern San Benito County, and adjacent Fresno and Monterey counties.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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introrse +
connate +
distinct +
herbaceous +
scarious +
hirsute +
papillate +
continuous +
decurrent +
1(-3+)-nerved +
oblanceolate;linear +
ribbed +
stigmatic +
persistent +
absent +
yellow +
absent +
3-nerved +
dimorphic +
3mm;4mm +
staminate +
staminate +
Calif. +
straight +
distinct +
proximal +
1;5 +
bisexual +
dispersed +
tack--shaped +
indeterminate +
Present +
surrounding +
less campanulate;turbinate or fusiform +
3mm;15mm +
alternate +
cauline +
erect +
lance-deltate +
scarious +
2-carpellate +
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Leafl. W. Bot. +
1956 +
pistillate +
absent +
fertile +
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pitted +
concave;usually flat;conic +
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whitish +
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exalbuminous +
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2-branched +
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