Acourtia thurberi

(A. Gray) Reveal & R. M. King

Phytologia 27: 231. 1973.

Common names: Thurber’s desertpeony
Basionym: Perezia thurberi A. Gray Pl. Nov. Thurber., 324. 1854
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 74. Mentioned on page 73.
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Plants 40–150 cm (stems sulcate to striate distally, densely glandular). Leaves cauline and/or basal; sessile; blades ovate to ovate-elliptic, 1.5 (cauline) –18 (basal) cm, bases shortly sagittate or clasping, margins acerose-denticulate, faces densely glandular-puberulent. Heads in subcongested corymbiform arrays. Involucres obconic to campanulate, 7–9 mm. Phyllaries in 2–3 series, oblong-oblanceolate, apices acuminate, abaxial faces densely glandular-hairy. Receptacles alveolate, glandular. Florets 3–6; corollas lavender-pink (purple), 7–12 mm. Cypselae subcylindric to subfusiform, 3–7 mm, glandular; pappi bright white, 8–9 mm (rigid). 2n = 54.


Phenology: Flowering Oct–Nov.
Habitat: Gravel and caliche soils in warm Sonoran desert scrub
Elevation: 100–200 m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Mexico (Chihuahua), Mexico (Durango), Mexico (Sonora)

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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glandular-hairy +
acuminate +
scarious +
corymbiform +  and subcongested +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Beryl B. Simpson +
(A. Gray) Reveal & R. M. King +
rounded +  and elongate +
sagittate +
Perezia thurberi +
compound +  and simple +
ovate;ovate-elliptic +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (18 cm180 mm <br />0.18 m <br />) +
ribbed;smooth +
less barbellate +  and nearly smooth +
white +  and tan +
Thurber’s desertpeony +
lavender-pink +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
ribbed +  and not beaked +
subcylindric +  and subfusiform +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua) +, Mexico (Durango) +  and Mexico (Sonora) +
100–200 m +
glandular-puberulent +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
fertile +  and bisexual +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Gravel and caliche soils in warm Sonoran desert scrub +
in paniculiform or corymbiform arrays +  and singly +
indeterminate +
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
each +  and sessile +
obconic;campanulate +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
basal +  and cauline +
serrate +  and dentate +
acerose-denticulate +
2-carpellate +
bright white +
persistent +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Flowering Oct–Nov. +
connate +  and distinct +
convex;flat;convex;flat;concave +
barbellulate +  and smooth +
plumose +, subulate +  and setiform +
exalbuminous +
prostrate +  and ascending +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hairy +  and glabrous +
papillate +
Compositae +
Acourtia thurberi +
Acourtia +
species +
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (150 cm1,500 mm <br />1.5 m <br />) +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +