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Lyon's pentachaeta, Lyon's pygmydaisy

fragile pentachaeta, fragile pygmy daisy

Habit Plants 6–48 cm. Plants 4–16 cm.
Stems

branched.

diffusely branched.

Leaf

blades linear to narrowly elliptic or oblanceolate, 20–50 × 3–6 mm.

blades spatulate to linear-oblanceolate, 5–15(–25) × 1–3 mm.

Involucres

campanulate.

campanulate.

Ray florets

17–42;

corollas yellow, laminae 3–8 mm.

7–12;

corollas yellow, laminae ca. 5 mm.

Disc florets

21–91;

corollas yellow, narrowly funnelform, not contracted at lobes, lobes 5.

10–23;

corollas yellow, narrowly funnelform, not contracted at lobes, lobes 5.

Phyllaries

in 2–3 series, narrowly lanceolate, sparsely hirsuto-pilose.

in 2(–3) series, elliptic to obovate, glabrous.

Pappi

of 8–12 bristles, weakly dilated at bases.

of (8–)15–20 bristles, not dilated at base.

2n

= 18.

= 18.

Pentachaeta lyonii

Pentachaeta fragilis

Phenology Flowering Mar–Apr. Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat Grassy coastal hills Grassy areas
Elevation 20–700 m (100–2300 ft) 50–2300 m (200–7500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Of conservation concern.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 20, p. 48. FNA vol. 20, p. 48.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Pentachaeta Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Pentachaeta
Sibling taxa
P. alsinoides, P. aurea, P. bellidiflora, P. exilis, P. fragilis
P. alsinoides, P. aurea, P. bellidiflora, P. exilis, P. lyonii
Synonyms Chaetopappa lyonii Chaetopappa fragilis
Name authority A. Gray: in A. Gray et al., Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 445. (1884) Brandegee: Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6: 170. (1915)
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