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Death Valley goldeneye, net vein viguiera, netvein goldeneye

Habit Shrubs, 50–150 cm.
Leaves

alternate or opposite;

petioles 3.5–30 mm;

blades broadly ovate, 2.8–9 × 2.3–6.5 cm, margins entire, faces: abaxial sericeous and gland-dotted (and strongly reticulate, not shiny), adaxial sericeous (hair bases slightly enlarged).

Peduncles

0.5–5 cm.

Involucres

campanulate to hemispheric, 10–15 × 6–9 mm.

Ray florets

8–15;

laminae 7–15 mm.

Disc florets

40+;

corollas 3–5.5 mm.

Phyllaries

18–25, 2.5–5 × 1.2–2 mm.

Heads

3–9(–25).

Cypselae

2.5–4 mm;

pappi of 2 lacerate, aristate scales 1.5–2.8 mm and 2–6 lacerate scales 0.6–1 mm.

Paleae

oblanceolate, 4–8 mm.

2n

= 36.

Bahiopsis reticulata

Phenology Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat Xeric scrub, desert grottoes and canyons
Elevation 600–1400 m (2000–4600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV
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Source FNA vol. 21, p. 176.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Helianthinae > Bahiopsis
Sibling taxa
B. laciniata, B. parishii
Synonyms Viguiera reticulata
Name authority (S. Watson) E. E. Schilling & Panero: Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 140: 72. (2002)
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