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fringe rock daisy, hairy rock-daisy

Organ Mountain Rock daisy

Habit Subshrubs, 15–30 cm (in rock crevices, stems relatively many, erect to pendulous); sparsely to densely short-hairy, glandular. Plants 3–12(–20) cm (closely appressed to rocks); glabrate or with transparent, multicellular hairs on petioles, peduncles, and phyllaries.
Leaves

petioles 2–15 mm;

blades deltate-ovate to ovate-rhombic, 6–23 × 5–24 mm, margins usually entire or serrate to serrate-crenate, sometimes shallow-lobed.

petioles 7–25 mm;

blades ovate-reniform to ovate-cordate, 10–40 × 8–40 mm, margins unevenly serrate-dentate.

Peduncles

5–25 mm.

10–19 mm.

Involucres

campanulate.

broadly campanulate.

Ray florets

6–10;

corollas white, sometimes pink tinged, laminae broadly oblong to oblong-elliptic, 3–7 × 1.5–3 mm.

Disc florets

30–40;

corollas yellow, often purple tinged, tubes 0.8–1 mm, throats tubular to tubular-funnelform, 1.2–1.4 mm, lobes 0.3–0.4 mm.

20–150;

corollas yellow, tubes 1.2–2 mm, throats narrowly funnelform, 2–3.3 mm, lobes 0.7–0.8 mm.

Phyllaries

13–20, linear-lanceolate to narrow-ovate, 4–5.5 × 1–2 mm.

18–28, linear-lanceolate, 6–9 × 1.2–2 mm.

Heads

in corymbiform arrays, 5–7 × 5.5–7 mm.

borne singly (nodding or erect), 10–12 × 12–14 mm.

Cypselae

linear-oblong to oblanceolate, 2–2.8 mm, margins prominently calloused, long-ciliate;

pappi of 2(–3+) barbellulate bristles 1.5–2.5 mm plus crowns of hyaline, laciniate scales.

2.1–3 mm;

pappi of 25–35 bristles 0.5–1.5(–2) mm.

2n

= 34.

= 34 + 1 frag.

Perityle ciliata

Perityle cernua

Phenology Flowering spring–fall. Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat In rock crevices Limestone or igneous cliffs and slopes
Elevation 1100–2500 m (3600–8200 ft) 1600–3000 m (5200–9800 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ
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from FNA
NM
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Discussion

Perityle ciliata is found only in the mountains of central Arizona in Apache, Coconino, Gila, Mohave, and Yavapai counties. It appears to be most closely related to P. coronopifolia.

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

Of conservation concern.

Perityle cernua is known only from the Organ Mountains of Doña Ana County.

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

Source FNA vol. 21, p. 322. FNA vol. 21, p. 318.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Peritylinae > Perityle > sect. Perityle Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Peritylinae > Perityle > sect. Pappothrix
Sibling taxa
P. aglossa, P. ajoensis, P. ambrosiifolia, P. angustifolia, P. bisetosa, P. cernua, P. cinerea, P. cochisensis, P. congesta, P. coronopifolia, P. dissecta, P. emoryi, P. fosteri, P. gilensis, P. gracilis, P. huecoensis, P. intricata, P. inyoensis, P. lemmonii, P. lindheimeri, P. megalocephala, P. microglossa, P. parryi, P. quinqueflora, P. rupestris, P. saxicola, P. specuicola, P. stansburyi, P. staurophylla, P. tenella, P. vaseyi, P. villosa, P. vitreomontana, P. warnockii
P. aglossa, P. ajoensis, P. ambrosiifolia, P. angustifolia, P. bisetosa, P. ciliata, P. cinerea, P. cochisensis, P. congesta, P. coronopifolia, P. dissecta, P. emoryi, P. fosteri, P. gilensis, P. gracilis, P. huecoensis, P. intricata, P. inyoensis, P. lemmonii, P. lindheimeri, P. megalocephala, P. microglossa, P. parryi, P. quinqueflora, P. rupestris, P. saxicola, P. specuicola, P. stansburyi, P. staurophylla, P. tenella, P. vaseyi, P. villosa, P. vitreomontana, P. warnockii
Synonyms Laphamia ciliata Laphamia cernua
Name authority (L. H. Dewey) Rydberg: in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 34: 17. (1914) (Greene) Shinners: SouthW. Naturalist 4: 204. (1959)
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