Pentachaeta aurea |
Pentachaeta fragilis |
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golden chaetopappa, golden-ray pentachaeta |
fragile pentachaeta, fragile pygmy daisy |
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Habit | Plants 5–36 cm. | Plants 4–16 cm. |
Stems | branched. |
diffusely branched. |
Leaf | blades linear, 10–35(–55) × 1(–3) mm. |
blades spatulate to linear-oblanceolate, 5–15(–25) × 1–3 mm. |
Involucres | turbinate. |
campanulate. |
Ray florets | 14–52; corollas yellow to brownish orange, laminae 3–12 mm. |
7–12; corollas yellow, laminae ca. 5 mm. |
Disc florets | 30–90; corollas yellow, narrowly funnelform, not contracted at lobes, lobes 5. |
10–23; corollas yellow, narrowly funnelform, not contracted at lobes, lobes 5. |
Phyllaries | in 4–5-series, ovate-elliptic to oblong-elliptic, usually glabrous, rarely sparsely short-strigose. |
in 2(–3) series, elliptic to obovate, glabrous. |
Pappi | of 5(–8) bristles, prominently dilated at bases. |
of (8–)15–20 bristles, not dilated at base. |
2n | = 18. |
= 18. |
Pentachaeta aurea |
Pentachaeta fragilis |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Jul. | Flowering Mar–Jun. |
Habitat | Grassy or shrubby areas | Grassy areas |
Elevation | 30–2000 m (100–6600 ft) | 50–2300 m (200–7500 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; Mexico (nw Baja California)
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CA |
Source | FNA vol. 20, p. 48. | FNA vol. 20, p. 48. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Pentachaeta | Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Pentachaeta |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Chaetopappa aurea | Chaetopappa fragilis |
Name authority | Nuttall: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 336. (1840) | Brandegee: Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6: 170. (1915) |
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