Fendlerella utahensis
Utah Fendler-bush, Utah fendlerella, yerba desierto
to 10 dm.
reddish to orangish, strigose.
petiole 0.1–0.3 mm, pilose in axils;
blade 5–20(–25) × 1–5(–6.5) mm, base cuneate to rounded, apex obtuse to acute, abaxial surface glabrate or strigose to tomentose, adaxial glabrate or strigose.
congested to open, bracteate;
peduncle 2–10 mm, strigose.
0.8–3(–4.5) mm, strigose.
hypanthium 0.5–2 × 0.9–1.2 mm;
sepals 0.8–2.2 × 0.2–0.6 mm;
petals 2–4 × 0.8–1.2 mm, margins erose;
filaments 1.2–3 × 0.2–0.4 mm, those opposite sepals longer than those opposite petals;
anthers 0.2–0.5 mm.
4–6.1 × 1.5–1.9 mm.
2–3 mm.
Fendlerella utahensis
Some plants in the southern range of Fendlerella utahensis (southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, trans-Pecos Texas, and northern Mexico) have leaves that average narrower, longer, and more acute than leaves on plants to the north. These have been recognized as var. cymosa. Intergradation is common; the variety is not recognized here.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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