Pyrrocoma crocea var. genuflexa
Phytologia 73: 58. 1992.
Endemic
Basionym: Pyrrocoma genuflexa Greene Pittonia 3: 348. 1898
Synonyms: Haplopappus croceus var. genuflexus (Greene) S. F. Blake
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 417.
Plants 10–20 (–40) cm, slender. Stems ascending (basally curved). Basal leaves 80–150 × 5–10 mm. Heads usually (2–) 3–6, sometimes borne singly. Involucres 10–15 × 15–20 mm. Ray-floret corollas 9–12 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Mountain meadows, moist slopes
Elevation: 2100–2900 m
Discussion
Variety genuflexa is recognized by its relatively short stems, small and narrow leaves, and small heads. It is known from the type locality and nearby locations.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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scarious +
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green +
distinct +
hirsute +
papillate +
continuous +
1-nerved +
oblanceolate +
petiolate +
clasping +
attenuate +
3mm;30mm +
lanceolate;oblanceolate;spatulate or narrowly elliptic +
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15;60 +
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yellow +
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10-12-nerved +
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