Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides
Endemic
Synonyms: Haplopappus carthamoides subsp. rigidus (Rydberg) H. M. Hall Haplopappus carthamoides var. erythropappus (Rydberg) M. Peck Haplopappus carthamoides var. rigidus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 415.
Plants 30–50 cm. Stems moderately robust. Leaves: basal blades oblong to broadly spatulate, 100–200 × 10–50 mm. Involucres hemispheric, 15–20 × 20–35 mm. Phyllaries (± overlapping) broadly oblong to obovate, apices acute, mucro erect. 2n = 12.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Dry prairies, meadows, gravelly flats, rocky ridges
Elevation: 400–1800 m
Distribution
B.C., Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Wash., Wyo.
Discussion
Variety carthamoides is recognized by its relatively robust stems, large leaves and involucres, and overlapping, oblong to obovate phyllaries.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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