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Bahiopsis laciniata

San Diego County sunflower, San Diego County viguiera, San Diego sunflower, San Diego viguiera, tornleaf goldeneye
Habit Shrubs, 50–130 cm.
Leaves

mostly alternate;

petioles (0–)3–7 mm;

blades lanceolate to lance-ovate, 1.4–4.3 × 0.6–2.5 cm, margins ± laciniate, faces sparsely strigillose and gland-dotted or resinous (abaxial resinous, shiny).
Peduncles

0.5–5 cm.
Involucres

hemispheric, 8–12 × 6–9 mm.
Ray florets

5–13;

laminae 6–12 mm.
Disc florets

50+;

corollas 3.5–4.6 mm.
Phyllaries

20–25, 4–8 × 1.8–2.2 mm.
Heads

(1–)3–9.
Cypselae

1.7–3.5 mm (± strigose, margins ciliolate);

pappi of 2 lacerate, aristate scales 1–2.5 mm plus 2–6 (easily detached) lacerate-erose scales 0.2–0.5 mm.
Paleae

lance-ovate, 4.5–7.3 mm (densely glandular).
2n

= 36.

Bahiopsis laciniata
Phenology Flowering Jan–Jun(–Sep).
Habitat Xeric scrub
Elevation 90–800 m (300–2600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; Mexico (Baja California, Sonora)
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Discussion

Within the flora area, Bahiopsis laciniata is found only in San Diego County; its range extends south into the xeric Central Desert area of Baja California.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 21, p. 175.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Helianthinae > Bahiopsis
Sibling taxa
B. parishii, B. reticulata
Synonyms Viguiera laciniata
Name authority (A. Gray) E. E. Schilling & Panero: Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 140: 72. (2002)
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