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Bahiopsis parishii

Parish goldeneye, Parish viguiera, Parish's goldeneye, shrubby goldeneye
Habit Shrubs, 50–130 cm.
Leaves

mostly opposite, sometimes alternate (distal);

petioles 2–8 mm;

blades deltate to deltate-ovate, 1–3.5 × 1–3.5 cm, margins usually toothed, faces: abaxial hispid and gland-dotted (and slightly reticulate), adaxial scabrous, (bases of hairs notably enlarged).
Peduncles

1–15 cm.
Involucres

hemispheric, 8–13 × 5–9 mm.
Ray florets

8–15;

laminae 10–15 mm.
Disc florets

50+;

corollas 3.5–5 mm.
Phyllaries

16–28, 3–9 × 1.5–2 mm.
Heads

(1–)3–5.
Cypselae

2.7–3.2 mm;

pappi of 2(–6) lacerate, aristate scales 2.1–2.5 mm plus (0–)2–6 lacerate scales 0.5–1 mm.
Paleae

ovate to oblong, 5.5–7 mm.
2n

= 36.

Bahiopsis parishii
Phenology Flowering (Jan–Oct).
Habitat Xeric scrub
Elevation 500–1500 m [1600–4900 ft]
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; NV; Mexico (Baja California, Sonora)
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Discussion

Bahiopsis parishii is a diploid that is closely related to polyploids that have traditionally been recognized as varieties of B. (Viguiera) deltoidea and occur throughout the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico.

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