familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Astereae
genusCroptilon
speciesCroptilon hookerianum
varietyCroptilon hookerianum var. graniticum

Croptilon hookerianum var. graniticum

(E. B. Smith) E. B. Smith

Sida 9: 61. 1981.

Guy L. Nesom
Endemic
Basionym: Haplopappus validus subsp. graniticus E. B. Smith Rhodora 67: 236, fig. 2. 1965
Synonyms: Croptilon divaricatum var. graniticum (E. B. Smith) Shinners
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 230. Mentioned on page 229.

Stems and peduncles sparsely short-stipitate-glandular (longest hairs 0.2–0.3 mm, including glands), never hispid. Ray laminae (1.5–) 2–3 (–4) mm wide. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering Aug–Oct(–Dec).
Habitat: Granite outcrops, crevices, gravelly slopes, dry soil over outcrops, roadsides
Elevation: 200–400 m

Distribution

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Tex.

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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2n chromosome quantity
14 +
Abaxial face pubescence
arachnoid +
Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Apex fusion
distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage quantity
0 +
Apical appendage shape
usually triangular +  and linear +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
paniculiform +  and branched +
Array architecture or fragility
loose +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
Guy L. Nesom +
Authority
(E. B. Smith) E. B. Smith +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Base shape
decurrent +
Basionyms
Haplopappus validus subsp. graniticus +
Blade architecture
3-nerved +
Blade shape
narrowly oblanceolate;lanceolate +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body architecture or shape
ribbed +
Body relief
rugulose +  and muricate +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellate +
Bristle coloration
tawny +  and reddish-brown +
Bristle pappus duration
persistent +
Bristle quantity
30;35 +
Bristle shape
Attenuate (?) +
Bristle variability
equal +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Cauline leaf-blade shape
lanceolate;linear +
Cauline leaf-blade size
reduced +
Corolla architecture
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
Corolla coloration
yellow +, bright-yellow +  and yellow-orange +
Corolla lamina some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Corolla presence
absent +
Cypsela architecture
6-14+-nerved +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +, 2-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela shape
terete +  and weakly angled +
Disc-floret atypical quantity
70 (108) +
Disc-floret quantity
33 (70) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Tex. +
Elevation
200–400 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face pubescence
strigose +  and sericeous +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Habitat
Granite outcrops, crevices, gravelly slopes, dry soil over outcrops, roadsides +
Head arrangement
in loose , widely branched , paniculiform arrays +  and singly +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head reproduction
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre atypical width
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Involucre diameter
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Involucre length
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
campanulate +
Involucre width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Leaf architecture
sessile +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Lobe orientation
erect;spreading +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
triangular +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +  and serrate +
Margin prominence or shape
flat +
Margin texture
scarious +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Peduncle pubescence
hispid +  and short-stipitate-glandular +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
In 1 (3+ series) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering Aug–Oct(–Dec). +
Phyllarie architecture
1-nerved +
Phyllarie duration
persistent +
Phyllarie fusion
distinct +
Phyllarie growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Phyllarie life cycle
falling +
Phyllarie quantity
22 (40) +
Phyllarie shape
lanceolate +  and linear-lanceolate +
Phyllarie size
unequal +
Phyllarie texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous or scarious) +
Publication title
Sida +
Publication year
1981 +
Ray-floret architecture
pistillate +
Ray-floret atypical quantity
21 (29) +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
13 (21) +
Ray-floret reproduction
fertile +
Ray lamina width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle prominence or shape
flat +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle relief
pitted +
Receptacle shape
concave;usually flat;conic +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
1;3;5 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V19-20-21/V20 511.xml +
Special status
Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
eglandular +  and branched +
Stem atypical some measurement
80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br /> (120 cm1,200 mm <br />1.2 m <br />) +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem pubescence
hispid +  and short-stipitate-glandular +
Stem some measurement
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
Style-branch appendage shape
linear-triangular +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +  and smooth +
Synonyms
Croptilon divaricatum var. graniticum +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Croptilon hookerianum var. graniticum +
Taxon parent
Croptilon hookerianum +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat shape
tubular +
Tube height or length or size
shorter +
Volume
Volume 20 +
Whole-organism architecture
taprooted +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +  and annual +
Whole-organism some measurement
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (150 cm1,500 mm <br />1.5 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
tree +, shrub +  and subshrub +
X chromosome quantity
4 +, 5 +, 6 +  and 7 +