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Acanthoscyphus parishii var. abramsii

Acanthoscyphus parishii var. cienegensis
Photo is of parent taxon

Abrams' flowery puncturebract, Abrams' oxytheca
Photo is of parent taxon

Cienega Seca flowery puncturebract, Cienega Seca oxytheca
Habit Plants erect or spreading, 1–3 dm. Plants erect, 0.5–4 dm.
Stems

slender, 1–3(–7) cm.

slender, 3–8 cm.
Leaf

blades 1–3(–5) cm.

blades 1–3.5 cm.
Inflorescences

bracts (2–)3, triangular, awns 0.5–1.5 mm.

bracts 2(–3), subulate, awns 0.5–1.5 mm.
Peduncles

0.8–2 cm.

0.5–2(–3.5) cm.
Involucres

awns 7–16, dark red, 3–4 mm.

In

-volucres: awns 7–10, ivory-colored, (3–)4–5 mm.

Acanthoscyphus parishii var. abramsii

Acanthoscyphus parishii var. cienegensis
Phenology Flowering Jun–Aug. Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat Sandy flats and slopes, chaparral communities, montane conifer woodlands Sandy flats and slopes, montane conifer forests
Elevation 1700-2000 m (5600-6600 ft) 2100-2500 m (6900-8200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Variety abramsii is known only from the San Rafael Mountains, Topatopa Mountain, and Mount Pinos, in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Variety cienegensis is known only from the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 5, p. 439. FNA vol. 5.
Parent taxa Polygonaceae > subfam. Eriogonoideae > Acanthoscyphus > Acanthoscyphus parishii Polygonaceae > subfam. Eriogonoideae > Acanthoscyphus > Acanthoscyphus parishii
Sibling taxa
A. parishii var. cienegensis, A. parishii var. goodmaniana, A. parishii var. parishii
A. parishii var. abramsii, A. parishii var. goodmaniana, A. parishii var. parishii
Synonyms Oxytheca abramsii, Eriogonum abramsii, Oxytheca parishii subsp. abramsii, Oxytheca parishii var. abramsii Oxytheca parishii var. cienegensis
Name authority (E. A. McGregor) Reveal: Harvard Pap. Bot. 9: 144. (2004) (Ertter) Reveal: Harvard Pap. Bot. 9: 144. (2004)
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