Brickellia microphylla var. microphylla

Synonyms: Brickellia microphylla var. watsonii Brickellia watsonii
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 503. Mentioned on page 504.

Stems viscid to glandular-villous. Peduncles viscid to glandular-villous. Involucres 8–12 mm. Florets 15–28 (–34). 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Dry rocky places, canyon walls, sand dunes, washes
Elevation: 1200–2400 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo., Mexico

Discussion

Brickellia watsonii, more recently recognized as B. microphylla var. watsonii, is distinguished by its tomentose-puberulent, often gland-dotted indument (contrasted with the villous to glandular-villous indument of var. microphylla), and heads with ca. 18 flowers (versus 15–34 in var. microphylla); such distinctions have proved to be weakly substantiated, at best.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"fine" is not a number.

not tailed +, truncate +, rounded +  and obtuse +
rounded;acute +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
usually terete +  and clavate +
paniculiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Randall W. Scott +
(Nuttall) A. Gray +
acute +  and obtuse or rounded +
enlarged +
Bulbostylis microphylla +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
dissected +, lobed +, toothed +  and entire +
ovate;suborbiculate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
papillate +  and rugose +
(4-)5-angled;10-ribbed +
purple-tinged +  and pale-yellow +
0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
hirtellous +  and glabrous +
prismatic +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Nev. +, Oreg. +, Utah +, Wash. +, Wyo. +  and Mexico +
1200–2400 m +
hispidulous +  and glandular-villous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Dry rocky places, canyon walls, sand dunes, washes +
indeterminate +
each +  and sessile +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
cylindric;narrowly campanulate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
sessile +  and petiolate +
lanceolate +  and lance-linear +
serrate +, dentate +  and entire +
toothed +, serrate +, lobed +, laciniate-dentate +  and crenate +
obovate +  and suborbiculate +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
glandular-villous +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Flowering Jul–Oct. +
30 +  and 48 +
Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
flat;convex +
exalbuminous +
Illustrated +
glandular-villous +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +
papillate +
Brickellia microphylla var. watsonii +  and Brickellia watsonii +
Brickellia microphylla var. microphylla +
Brickellia microphylla +
variety +
cylindric +
perennial +  and annual +
120 cm1,200 mm <br />1.2 m <br /> (200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br />) +