Eriogonum lachnogynum var. colobum
Phytologia 86: 169. 2004.
Plants cespitose, flattened and matlike, 0.05–0.2 × 0.5–3.5 dm. Aerial flowering-stems (0.01–) 0.02–0.05 (–0.12) dm, silky-tomentose. Leaves: petiole 0.1–0.3 cm; blade narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate, 0.4–0.8 (–1.2) × 0.1–0.3 (–0.35) cm. Inflorescences capitate, 0.3–0.85 cm; branches absent. Involucres 1 per node, 2–3.5 mm. Flowers 3–4.5 mm.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Rocky limestone flats and slopes, pinyon-juniper woodlands
Elevation: 2100-2300 m
Discussion
Variety colobum occurs on a low, windswept, limestone ridgetop north and east of Thoreau, McKinley County. It also occurs to the northeast on gravelly soil on the western edge of the Rio Grande Gorge in Taos County. The scapes and inflorescences are buried among the leaves, the flowers spotting the tops of the mats with specks of yellow. The variety is worthy of cultivation.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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