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Acanthoscyphus parishii

Acanthoscyphus parishii var. parishii

flowery puncturebract, Parish's oxytheca
Photo is of parent taxon

Parish's flowery puncturebract, Parish's oxytheca
Habit Plants (0.5–)1–6 × 0.5–4 dm. Plants erect, 1–6 dm.
Stems

usually stout, (1–)5–15 cm.
Leaf

blades 1–7 × 0.5–2 cm.

blades 1–7 cm.
Inflorescences

1–5 dm;

bracts 1–4(–10) × 0.5–3 mm, awns 0.2–1.5 mm.

bracts (2–)3, triangular, awns 0.2–0.5 mm.
Peduncles

(0.3–)1–5(–7.5) cm.

(1–)2–5(–7.5) cm.
Involucres

1.5–2 mm, awns ivory or reddish, 2–5 mm.

awns (10–)13–30(–36), ivory colored, (3–)4–5 mm.
Flowers

perianth 2–2.5 mm;

filaments 2–2.5 mm;

anthers 0.3–0.6 mm.

Achenes

1.7–2 mm.

2n

= 40.

Acanthoscyphus parishii

Acanthoscyphus parishii var. parishii
Phenology Flowering Jun–Oct.
Habitat Sandy to gravelly flats and slopes, chaparral communities, montane conifer woodlands
Elevation 1900-2600 m (6200-8500 ft)
Distribution
s Calif
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CA
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Discussion

Varieties 4 (4 in the flora).

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

Variety parishii occurs from the Pine Mountains, Ventura County, eastward through the San Gabriel Mountains to the central San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County. It is the most common expression of the species.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Key
1. Involucral awns 7-16, dark red, 3-4 mm; San Rafael Mountains, Topatopa Mountain, and Mount Pinos, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, California
var. abramsii
1. Involucral awns 4-36, ivory colored, 2-5 mm; San Bernardino and Ventura counties
→ 2
2. Involucral awns 4(-5), 2-3 mm; ne side of San Bernardino Mountains, San Bernardino County, California
var. goodmaniana
2. Involucral awns 7-30(-36), 3-5 mm; se side of e San Bernardino County, and Ventura County, California
→ 3
3. Involucral awns (10-)13-30(-36); inflorescence bracts triangular, awns 0.2-0.5 mm; Pine Mountain, Ventura County, e to c San Bernardino Mountains, San Bernardino County, California
var. parishii
3. Involucral awns 7-10; inflorescence bracts subulate, awns 0.5-1.5 mm; se side of e San Bernardino Mountains, San Bernardino County, California
var. cienegensis
Source FNA vol. 5, p. 438. FNA vol. 5, p. 438.
Parent taxa Polygonaceae > subfam. Eriogonoideae > Acanthoscyphus Polygonaceae > subfam. Eriogonoideae > Acanthoscyphus > Acanthoscyphus parishii
Sibling taxa
A. parishii var. abramsii, A. parishii var. cienegensis, A. parishii var. goodmaniana
Subordinate taxa
A. parishii var. abramsii, A. parishii var. cienegensis, A. parishii var. goodmaniana, A. parishii var. parishii
Synonyms Oxytheca parishii Eriogonum abramsii subsp. acanthoscyphus
Name authority (Parry) Small: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 53. (1898) unknown
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