Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Eriophyllum congdonii
golden-yarrow, yellow-yarrow
Congdon's woolly sunflower
erect (woolly).
± spreading.
(proximal usually mostly alternate): blades cuneate to obovate, 0.5–5 cm (the longer 1–2-pinnately lobed, lobes linear, the shorter 3–5-lobed or -toothed), ultimate margins entire, revolute, abaxial faces woolly, adaxial usually glabrate (distal leaves gradually reduced in size and lobing).
oblanceolate, 10–40 mm, rarely 2–3-lobed, ultimate margins usually entire, plane (apices acute), faces ± woolly.
mostly 0–2.5(–9) cm.
3–10 cm.
campanulate, 3–7 mm diam.
campanulate, 3–5 mm diam.
0 or 4–6(–8);
laminae golden yellow, 2–5 (× 1.5–3) mm.
8–10;
laminae yellow, 3–5 mm.
10–75;
corollas 2–4 mm.
10–30;
corollas 2–3 mm (tubes cylindric, throats funnelform, gradually dilated, lobes not glandular; anther appendages deltate, glandular).
4–7, distinct or connate at bases (broadly elliptic or ovate, carinate, apices obtuse or acute).
8–10, distinct.
(3–)4–7(–10) or 10–30+ per array.
borne singly.
1.5–3.5 mm;
pappi of 2–14 cuneate to oblanceolate (subequal), erose scales 0.5–1.3 mm.
2.5–3 mm;
pappi of 3–5 ± spatulate scales 0.5–1 mm plus 3–5 lanceolate scales 1.5–2 mm.
= 14.
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Eriophyllum congdonii
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Of conservation concern.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
1. Heads 10–30+ per array; peduncles 0–1(–2) cm; involucres 3–5 mm diam.; disc corollas 2–3 mm | var. confertiflorum |
1. Heads (3–)4–7(–10) per array; peduncles 0–2.5(–9) cm; involucres 5–7 mm diam.; disc corollas 3.5–4 mm | var. tanacetiflorum |
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