Pentachaeta lyonii |
Pentachaeta fragilis |
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Lyon's pentachaeta, Lyon's pygmydaisy |
fragile pentachaeta, fragile pygmy daisy |
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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 |
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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 |
CA |
CA |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 20, p. 48. | FNA vol. 20, p. 48. |
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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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