Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii
Phytologia 71: 60. 1991.
Endemic
Basionym: Haplopappus carthamoides var. cusickii A. Gray in A. Gray et al., Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 126. 1884 (as Aplopappus)
Synonyms: Haplopappus carthamoides subsp. cusickii (A. Gray) H. M. Hall
Plants 10–15 (–43) cm. Stems slender. Leaves: basal blades spatulate-lanceolate, 50–200 × 10–20 mm. Involucres campanulate or turbinate, 10–20 × 15–20 (–30) mm. Phyllaries (loose, scarcely overlapping) lanceolate, apices acute to acuminate, mucro erect. 2n = 12.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Pine forest, sagebrush scrub, dry slopes, openings in pine and mixed hardwoods forest, lava fields
Elevation: 900–2800 m
Distribution
Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg., Wash.
Discussion
Variety cusickii is recognized by its generally smaller size, and campanulate to turbinate involucres with loose, lanceolate phyllaries.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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racemiform +
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Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii +
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