Hulsea brevifolia
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 359. 1867.
Common names: Shortleaf alpinegold
Endemic
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Perennials, 30–60 cm. Stems 1–7, sparsely lanate. Leaves mostly cauline; blades green, lanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, 5–11 cm, margins sinuate to toothed (teeth triangular, obtuse), faces sparsely to moderately glandular-villous; distal cauline leaves ± oblanceolate, gradually reduced. Heads 3–4. Involucres obconic to hemispheric, 10–16 mm diam. Phyllaries 8–10 mm, outer lanceolate, apices acuminate. Ray-florets 10–23; corolla-tubes hairy, laminae yellow, 10–14 mm. Disc corollas yellow. Cypselae 6–8 mm; pappus-scales unequal, shorter 1–2 mm, longer 2–3 mm. 2n = 38.
Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat: Common after fires, open sites in coniferous forests, mostly coarse-grained volcanic or granitic soils
Elevation: 1500–2700 m
Discussion
Hulsea brevifolia grows in the Sierra Nevada.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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introrse +
connate +
herbaceous +
acuminate +
scarious +
absent +
hirsute +
papillate +
corymbiform +
continuous +
decurrent +
green +
lanceolate;narrowly oblanceolate +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
1;15 +
stigmatic +
6;80 +
absent +
Shortleaf alpinegold +
hairy +
zygomorphic +
monomorphic +
dimorphic +
silky-hairy +
6mm;8mm +
staminate +
oblanceolate +
reduced +
Calif. +
straight +
glandular-villous +
scabrellous +
distinct +
proximal +
1;5 +
bisexual +
dispersed +
singly +
Common after fires, open sites in coniferous forests, mostly coarse-grained volcanic or granitic soils +
discoid +
indeterminate +
3;4 +
surrounding +
obconic;hemispheric +
yellow +
cauline +
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2-carpellate +
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unequal +
persistent +
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Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
1867 +
pistillate +
absent +
fertile +
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pitted +
knobby +
fibrous +
distinct +
laciniate +
exalbuminous +
modifed +
2;4 +
Endemic +
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