Eriophyllum multicaule |
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many stem eriophyllum, many-stem woolly sunflower |
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Habit | Annuals, 2–15 cm. |
Stems | spreading. |
Leaves | blades ± cuneate, ± 10 mm, usually 3-lobed, ultimate margins entire, plane (apices ± rounded), faces ± woolly. |
Peduncles | ± 0.1 cm. |
Involucres | campanulate to hemispheric, 2–3+ mm diam. |
Ray florets | 5–7; laminae yellow, ± 2 mm. |
Disc florets | 10–20; corollas ± 2 mm (tubes cylindric, throats broadly cylindric, abruptly dilated, lobes glandular; anther appendages narrowly deltate, not glandular). |
Phyllaries | 5–7, distinct. |
Heads | borne singly or in clusters. |
Cypselae | ± 2 mm; pappi usually of 10–15 ± lanceolate scales ± 1 mm, rarely 0. |
2n | = 14. |
Eriophyllum multicaule |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Jul. |
Habitat | Sandy openings in chaparral or coastal scrublands |
Elevation | 0–1600 m (0–5200 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 355. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Baeriinae > Eriophyllum |
Sibling taxa | |
Synonyms | Actinolepis multicaulis |
Name authority | (de Candolle) A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 24. (1883) |
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