Ericameria parryi var. howardii
Phytologia 75: 88. 1993.
Common names: Howard’s rabbitbrush
Endemic
Basionym: Linosyris howardii Parry ex A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 541. 1865
Synonyms: Chrysothamnus parryi subsp. howardii (Parry ex A. Gray) H. M. Hall & Clements
Plants 30–60 cm. Leaves crowded, gray; blades 1-nerved, linear, 20–40 × ca. 1 mm, faces tomentose, eglandular; distalmost overtopping arrays. Heads 5–10+ in compact, racemiform arrays, or terminal glomerules. Involucres 9.5–12 mm. Phyllaries 12–20, mostly chartaceous, apices spreading, acuminate. Florets 5–7; corollas pale-yellow, 8–10.7 mm, tubes hairy, throats gradually dilated, lobes 1.2–1.7 mm. 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat: Upland slopes, tablelands
Elevation: 200–2900 m
Distribution
Ariz., Colo., Nebr., N.Mex., Utah, Wyo.
Discussion
Variety howardii grows within and east of the Rocky Mountains.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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resinous +
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distinct +
herbaceous +
spreading +
acuminate +
scarious +
hirsute +
papillate +
racemiform +
fascicles +
absent +
continuous +
decurrent +
1-nerved +
linear;spatulate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
ribbed +
stigmatic +
barbellate +
persistent +
20;60 +
subequal +
absent +
Howard’s rabbitbrush +
pale-yellow +
absent +
monomorphic +
5-12-ribbed +
dimorphic +
sericeous +
3mm;8mm +
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