Difference between revisions of "Nemacaulis denudata var. gracilis"
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Plants 0.4–2.5 (–4) × 0.4–2 dm. Stems ascending to erect. Leaf-blades usually linear or narrowly spatulate, 1–7 × 0.1–0.6 cm. Inflorescences with slender, light-brown branches. Peduncles usually present, 0.5–3 mm. Involucral-bracts light-brown to yellowish green, 2–4 × 0.5–1 mm, tawny-tomentose. Flowers 5 (–12) per involucre, usually obscured by tomentum; perianth 0.5–1.2 mm; outer tepals linear to oblong.
Phenology: Flowering Jan–May.
Habitat: Coastal and desert sands, saltbush, creosote bush, and coastal grassland communities
Elevation: -10-500 m
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., nw Mexico (Baja California), nw Mexico (Sonora)
Discussion
Variety gracilis is common in northwestern Mexico and somewhat less so in southwestern Arizona and southern California.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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