familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Astereae
genusEricameria
speciesEricameria cuneata
varietyEricameria cuneata var. spathulata

Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata

(A. Gray) H. M. Hall

Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 52. 1907.

Lowell E. Urbatsch, Loran C. Anderson, Roland P. Roberts, Kurt M. Neubig
Basionym: Bigelowia spathulata A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11: 74. 1876 (as Bigelovia)
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 58. Mentioned on page 57.

Leaves petiolate; blades spatulate, largest (9–) 12–25 × 4–16 mm, apices obtuse to retuse. Heads mostly discoid, 8–11 × 5–7 mm. Phyllary midnerves usually evident throughout, subapical resin ducts sometimes present, thickened and expanded apically, subapical herbaceous patches rarely evident. Disc-florets 7–15.2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat: Rocky hillsides, canyon walls, rocky outwash slopes
Elevation: 700–1900 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Nev., N.Mex., Mexico (Baja California)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"fine" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
18 +
Abaxial face pubescence
glabrous +
Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Apex fusion
distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex shape
obtuse;retuse +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage quantity
0 +
Apical appendage shape
usually triangular +  and linear +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
spiciform +, racemiform +, paniculiform +  and corymbiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
Lowell E. Urbatsch +, Loran C. Anderson +, Roland P. Roberts +  and Kurt M. Neubig +
Authority
(A. Gray) H. M. Hall +
Axillary leaf arrangement
fascicles +
Axillary leaf presence
absent +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Base shape
decurrent +
Basionyms
Bigelowia spathulata +
Blade architecture
compound +  and simple +
Blade atypical length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Blade length
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Blade shape
spatulate +
Blade size
largest +
Blade width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body architecture or shape
ribbed +
Body relief
rugulose +  and muricate +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellate +
Bristle coloration
tan +  and reddish +
Bristle pappus duration
persistent +
Bristle quantity
20;60 +
Bristle shape
Attenuate (?) +
Bristle size
subequal +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Corolla architecture
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
Corolla coloration
yellow +
Corolla presence
absent +
Corolla some measurement
5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br /> (?) +
Cypsela architecture
monomorphic +
Cypsela architecture or shape
5-12-ribbed +
Cypsela coloration
tan +  and brown +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela pubescence
sericeous +  and villous +
Cypsela shape
turbinate +
Cypsela some measurement
2.5mm;3mm +
Disc-floret quantity
7 (15) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +  and Mexico (Baja California) +
Elevation
700–1900 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face coating
resinous +
Face coloration
gland-dotted +
Face pubescence
glabrous +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Habitat
Rocky hillsides, canyon walls, rocky outwash slopes +
Head architecture
thyrsiform +, paniculiform +, branched +, racemiform +, cymiform +, discoid +  and radiate +
Head architecture or shape
discoid +
Head arrangement
singly +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Head reproduction
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
Head width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre length
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.25 cm12.5 mm <br />0.0125 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
turbinate;narrowly campanulate +
Involucre width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Lamina length
3mm;4.3mm +
Lamina width
1mm;1.5mm +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf orientation
ascending-spreading +
Leaf position
cauline +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Lobe orientation
erect;spreading or reflexed +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
deltate +  and triangular +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Midnerve coloration
darker +
Midnerve prominence
evident +  and faint +
Midnerve size
expanded +
Midnerve size or width
thickened +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer phyllarie architecture
herbaceous-tipped +
Outer phyllarie growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Outer phyllarie pubescence or texture
chartaceous +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus coloration
off-white +  and brown +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus life cycle
falling +
Pappus some measurement
0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Peduncle some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
In 1 (3+ series) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering late summer–fall. +
Phyllarie coloration
tan +
Phyllarie duration
persistent +
Phyllarie fusion
distinct +
Phyllarie length
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Phyllarie life cycle
falling +
Phyllarie pubescence or texture
chartaceous +
Phyllarie quantity
20 (60) +
Phyllarie shape
ovate +  and lanceolate +
Phyllarie size
unequal +
Phyllarie texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous or scarious) +
Phyllarie width
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Phyllary midnerve prominence
evident +
Publication title
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. +
Publication year
1907 +
Ray-floret architecture
pistillate +
Ray-floret atypical quantity
0 (7) +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
1 (18) +
Ray-floret reproduction
fertile +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle relief
pitted +
Receptacle shape
convex +
Reference
None +
Resin duct presence
absent +
Resin duct size
expanded +
Resin duct size or width
thickened +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
3;7 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V19-20-21/V20 89.xml +
Special status
Illustrated +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem coating
resinous +
Stem coloration
gland-dotted +  and green +
Stem growth form or orientation
prostrate +
Stem orientation
spreading +  and ascending or erect +
Stem pubescence
glabrous +
Style-branch appendage shape
lanceolate +  and subulate +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +  and smooth +
Subapical patch growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Subapical patch prominence
evident +
Synonyms
Haplopappus sect. Asiris +, Haplopappus sect. Ericameria +, Haplopappus sect. Macronema +  and Haplopappus sect. Stenotopsis +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata +
Taxon parent
Ericameria cuneata +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat shape
campanulate +
Tube height or length or size
shorter +
Volume
Volume 20 +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +, biennial +  and annual +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism some measurement
10cm (100cm) +
X chromosome quantity
9 +