Uropappus lindleyi

(de Candolle) Nuttall

Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 425. 1841.

Common names: Lindley’s silver puff
Illustrated
Basionym: Calaïs lindleyi de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 7: 85. 1838
Synonyms: Microseris lindleyi (de Candolle) A. Gray Microseris linearifolia (Nuttall) Schultz Bipontinus Uropappus linearifolius Nuttall
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Leaves 5–30 cm. Peduncles 5–40 cm. Involucres 10–40 mm after flowering. Phyllaries reflexed in fruit, oftenreddish, outer 2–8, inner 3–18. Ligules 2-–10 mm, equaling or barely surpassing phyllaries at flowering. Cypselae 7–17 mm; pappi: scales 5–15 mm, apices notched 1–2 mm, bristles delicate, 4–6 mm. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat: Grasslands, shrub steppe, open oak woodlands, chaparral, s coastal scrub, deserts, usually well drained soils on slopes, road banks, serpentine gravels, sandy desert flats
Elevation: 10–1800 m

Distribution

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B.C., Ariz., Calif., Idaho, Nev., N.Mex., Oreg., Tex., Utah, Wash., Mexico (Baja California), Mexico (Sonora)

Discussion

Uropappus lindleyi grows in the Columbia-Snake Rivers Plateau Province, Basin and Range Province, Interior Mountains and Plateaus System, and the Pacific Border System.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Uropappus lindleyi"
notched +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
scarious +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
paniculiform +  and corymbiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Kenton L. Chambers +
(de Candolle) Nuttall +
decurrent +
Calaïs lindleyi +
compound +  and simple +
lanceolate;linear +
tuberculate +, rugose +, muricate +  and smooth +
filiform +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Lindley’s silver puff +
zygomorphic +, actinomorphic +  and (3-)5-merous +
reddish +  and pale-yellow +
gray +, dark-brown +  and black +
narrowed +, less columnar +  and fusiform +
B.C. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +, Oreg. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Wash. +, Mexico (Baja California) +  and Mexico (Sonora) +
10–1800 m +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Grasslands, shrub steppe, open oak woodlands, chaparral, s coastal scrub, deserts, usually well drained soils on slopes, road banks, serpentine gravels, sandy desert flats +
indeterminate +
each +  and sessile +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
fusiform;ovoid +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +  and 30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (?) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
barely surpassing phyllaries +  and equaling +
remotely +  and entire +
dentate +  and lobed +
2-carpellate +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Flowering Mar–May. +
connate +  and distinct +
5 +  and 26 +
Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. +
convex;flat +
hispidulous +
distinct +
aristate +  and lanceolate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
exalbuminous +
Illustrated +
1 +  and 5 +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +
Microseris lindleyi +, Microseris linearifolia +  and Uropappus linearifolius +
Uropappus lindleyi +
Uropappus +
species +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br />) +
shrub +  and subshrub +