Sphaeromeria compacta
Brittonia 28: 261. 1976.
Common names: Compact chickensage Charleston tansy
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Tanacetum compactum H. M. Hall Muhlenbergia 2: 343. 1916
Perennials, 1–3+ cm (cespitose; caudices woody). Stems erect, sericeous. Leaves mostly basal; blades (10–25 mm) pinnati-palmately lobed (lobes 3–6+, ± oblanceolate to linear) or linear, faces sericeous. Heads borne singly or 2–3 (–5) in corymbiform arrays. Involucres 4–6.5 mm. Phyllaries (14–) 18–20, sericeous. (Disc corollas: tubes glandular, lobes villous). Cypselae 1.5–2 mm (2–3-ribbed, glabrous; pappi of 3–5 subulate scales ca. 0.4 mm).
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat: Rocky ledges and slopes
Elevation: 2700–3500 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Sphaeromeria compacta grows in the Charleston Mountains, Clark County.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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absent +
corymbiform +
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linear;lobed +
stigmatic +
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bright-yellow +
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lacking +
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