Lessingia glandulifera
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 207. 1882.
Illustrated
Synonyms: Lessingia germanorum var. glandulifera (A. Gray) J. T. Howell
Plants 5–40 cm. Stems erect, tan, glabrous or villous to woolly. Leaves: basal withering before flowering; cauline margins ± entire, faces sessile-glandular, abaxial glabrous or villous to woolly. Heads borne singly at ends of branchlets. Involucres obconic to cylindric, 4–7 mm. Phyllaries green, glabrous or villous to tomentose, gland-dotted; inner scarious. Disc-florets 10–30; corollas yellow (tubes without brown-purple band inside); style-branch appendages lanceolate, 0.3–1.3 mm. Pappi white to tan, equaling or longer than cypselae.
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Nev., nw Mexico
Discussion
Varieties 3 (3 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
Key
| 1 | Phyllaries tomentose | Lessingia glandulifera var. peirsonii |
| 1 | Phyllaries glabrous or villous | > 2 |
| 2 | Stems and abaxial leaf faces woolly (Warner Springs, San Diego County, California) | Lessingia glandulifera var. tomentosa |
| 2 | Stems and abaxial leaf faces glabrous or villous | Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera |
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