Encelia actoni
Bot. Gaz. 39: 47. 1905.
Synonyms: Encelia frutescens var. actoni (Elmer) S. F. Blake Encelia virginensis subsp. actoni (Elmer) D. D. Keck
Shrubs, 50–150 cm. Stems with slender branches from bases, hairy, developing fissured barks. Leaves cauline; petioles 6–12 mm; blades silvery green, ovate to deltate, 25–40 mm, apices acute, faces ± silvery-canescent. Heads borne singly. Peduncles canescent. Involucres 8–14 mm. Phyllaries ovate. Ray-florets 14–25; corolla laminae 10–25 mm. Disc corollas yellow, 5–6 mm. Cypselae 5–7 mm; pappi usually 0, rarely of 1–2 bristlelike awns. 2n = 36.
Phenology: Flowering Feb–Jul.
Habitat: Open areas, rocky slopes, roadsides
Elevation: 800–1500 m
Distribution
Calif., Nev., Mexico (Baja California)
Discussion
The epithet actoni (sometimes spelled actonii) is from a place name (Acton, Los Angeles County, California); actoni is correct.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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