familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Heliantheae
subtribeAsteraceae (tribe Heliantheae) subtribe Pectidinae
genusPectis
speciesPectis papposa
varietyPectis papposa var. papposa

Pectis papposa var. papposa

David J. Keil
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 228. Mentioned on page 227, 229.

Plants 1–20 cm. Leaves 10–30 mm. Peduncles 3–10 (–25) mm. Phyllaries 3–5 mm. Ray corollas 3–6 mm. Disc-florets 6–14 (–18); corollas 2–3.5 (–4) mm. Cypselae 2–4.5 mm; disc pappi 1–2.5 mm. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Dec.
Habitat: Deserts, desert grasslands, dry woodlands, roadsides
Elevation: -60–1500 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Nev., N.Mex., Utah, Mexico (Baja California), Mexico (Baja California Sur), Mexico (Sinaloa), Mexico (Sonora)

Discussion

Variety papposa is widely distributed in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts and reaches the western fringes of the Chihuahuan Desert in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, where it intergrades with var. grandis in some localities.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
24 +
Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Anther theca coloration
darkened +  and pale +
Apex fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage presence
absent +
Apical appendage shape
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
cymiform +, open +  and congested +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
David J. Keil +
Authority
Harvey & A. Gray +
Awn some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Base shape
decurrent +
Blade architecture
compound +  and simple +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade shape
obovate;oblong;obovate;oblong;oblanceolate;linear to elliptic +
Body architecture
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body relief
tuberculate +  and rugose +
Bractlet quantity
1;22 +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
subplumose +
Bristle quantity
16;24 +
Bristle shape
Plumose (?) +
Bristle some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Calyculus quantity
Of 1 (22 bractlets) +
Corolla architecture
zygomorphic +
Corolla atypical some measurement
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Corolla coloration
yellow +  and reddened +
Corolla some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Cypsela architecture
monomorphic +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela pubescence
strigillose +  and short-pilose +
Cypsela shape
cylindric +  and narrowly clavate ribbed or angled +
Cypsela some measurement
2mm;4.5mm +
Disc-floret atypical quantity
14 (18) +
Disc-floret quantity
6 (14) +
Disc-floret reproduction
bisexual +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc pappus shape
coroniform +
Disc pappus some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +, Utah +, Mexico (Baja California) +, Mexico (Baja California Sur) +, Mexico (Sinaloa) +  and Mexico (Sonora) +
Elevation
-60–1500 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face pubescence
glabrous +
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 +
Funnelform shape
cylindric +
Glomerule arrangement
singly +
Habitat
Deserts, desert grasslands, dry woodlands, roadsides +
Head architecture
cymiform +, corymbiform +, discoid +  and radiate +
Head architecture or arrangement
radiate +
Head arrangement
in congested to open , cymiform arrays +  and singly +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head reproduction
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
Herbage odor
spicy-scented +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre diameter
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
campanulate;cylindric +
Leaf architecture
sessile +
Leaf arrangement
opposite +
Leaf arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Leaf length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Leaf position
cauline +
Leaf some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
Leaf width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
deltate +  and lanceovate +
Margin architecture or pubescence or shape
setose-ciliate +
Margin architecture or shape
dentate to pinnatifid or palmatifid +  and entire +
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 +
Pair quantity
1 (3) +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus life cycle
falling +
Pappus presence
absent +
Pappus shape
coroniform +
Peduncle atypical some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Peduncle some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
In 1 (3+ series) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering Jun–Dec. +
Phyllary arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Phyllary atypical quantity
15 (21) +
Phyllary duration
persistent +
Phyllary fusion
distinct +
Phyllary length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Phyllary life cycle
falling +
Phyllary quantity
3 +  and 15 +
Phyllary size
unequal +
Phyllary some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Phyllary texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous) +
Phyllary width
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br />) +
Publication title
Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. +
Publication year
1849 +
Ray-floret architecture
pistillate +
Ray-floret atypical quantity
8 (10) +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
8 (?) +
Ray-floret reproduction
fertile +
Ray corolla some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Ray pappus shape
coroniform +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle relief
pitted +  and smooth +
Receptacle shape
flat;hemispheric +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Scale quantity
5 +  and 20 +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
1 +
Source xml
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Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +  and simple to much +
Stem orientation
ascending +
Stem pubescence
puberulent +  and glabrous +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +
Synonyms
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Tageteae +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Pectis papposa var. papposa +
Taxon parent
Pectis papposa +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat shape
cylindric +
Tube height or length or size
shorter +
Tube length or size
much longer +
Ultimate margin shape
toothed +  and entire +
Volume
Volume 21 +
Whole-organism duration
annual +
Whole-organism some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (120 cm1,200 mm <br />1.2 m <br />) +
Whole organism average some measurement
200cm (5cm) +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism some measurement
1cm (20cm) +
X chromosome quantity
12 +