Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida
Syst. Bot. Monogr. 33: 62. 1991.
Illustrated
Basionym: Wedelia hispida Kunth in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 4(fol.): 169. 1818; 4(qto.): 215, plate 371. 1820
Synonyms: Zexmenia hispida (Kunth) A. Gray
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 126.
Leaves ± sessile; blades 20–50 (–80+) × 4–12 (–35) mm, sometimes obscurely to clearly 3-lobed. Peduncles 5–30+ cm. Ray-florets 0 or 5–8 (–13+); laminae 6–15 mm. Disc-florets 15–80+; corollas 4.5–7.5 mm. Cypselae 4–5 mm; pappi of lacerate crowns 0.5–1 mm plus 0–3 bristles or awns 4.5–6 mm. 2n = ca. 52.
Phenology: Flowering mostly late spring–early fall.
Habitat: Damp places in otherwise dry sites, igneous or limestone derived soils, thorn woodlands, desert scrublands
Elevation: 0–1500+ m
Discussion
The name Wedelia texana has been widely applied to this taxon; W. texana has not been validly published [cf., Lipochaeta texana Torrey & A. Gray and Zexmenia texana (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray].
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"broader" is not a number.
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introrse +
connate +
herbaceous +
scarious +
absent +
hirsute +
papillate +
bristlelike +
continuous +
3-lobed +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
1;15 +
stigmatic +
absent +
zygomorphic +
lacerate +
winged +
dimorphic +
4mm;5mm +
staminate +
staminate +
straight +
hispid +
distinct +
proximal +
1;5 +
bisexual +
dispersed +
singly +
Damp places in otherwise dry sites, igneous or limestone derived soils, thorn woodlands, desert scrublands +
discoid +
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indeterminate +
Present +
surrounding +
obconic;hemispheric +
sessile +
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cauline +
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pistillate +
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