Chaetadelpha wheeleri

A. Gray ex S. Watson

Amer. Naturalist 7: 301. 1873.

IllustratedEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 368.

Leaves: basal blades 3–50 × 2–4 mm. Involucres 11–14 × 3–4 mm. Calyculi: bractlets 2–4 mm. Cypselae 8–11 (–12) mm; pappi: awns 8–11 mm, bristles 20–30% shorter. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Dunes, sandy soils and alkali flats in creosote bush scrub, sagebrush scrub
Elevation: 800–1800 m

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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"fine" is not a number.

... more about "Chaetadelpha wheeleri"
scarious +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
paniculiform +  and corymbiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
L. D. Gottlieb +
A. Gray ex S. Watson +
35 +  and 50 +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
decurrent +
compound +  and simple +
linear;linear-lanceolate +
tuberculate +, rugose +, muricate +  and smooth +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
filiform +
zygomorphic +, actinomorphic +  and (3-)5-merous +
pale lavender +  and white +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
ridge-angled +  and columnar +
Calif. +, Nev. +  and Oreg. +
800–1800 m +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Dunes, sandy soils and alkali flats in creosote bush scrub, sagebrush scrub +
indeterminate +
each +  and sessile +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
cauline +  and basal +
divided +, lobed +  and dentate +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
not inflated +
Flowering May–Jul. +
connate +  and distinct +
subequal +  and unequal +
Amer. Naturalist +
flat;convex +
reduced +
exalbuminous +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
ascending +  and suberect +
2 +  and 4 +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +
Undefined tribe Lactuceae +
Chaetadelpha wheeleri +
Chaetadelpha +
species +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
shrub +  and subshrub +