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Arizona rockdaisy, crow-foot rock daisy

Dixie or Springdale Rock daisy, Springdale rock-daisy

Habit Subshrubs, 6–36 cm (in rock crevices, stems relatively many, erect or pendulous, very leafy); sparsely to densely grayish hairy. Perennials or subshrubs, (5–)15–30(–35) cm (stems erect to pendulous often densely leafy); usually densely short-hairy.
Leaves

petioles 2–8(–12) mm;

blades pedately 3-lobed (lobes spatulate or linear), or 2–3-pinnatifid (lobes linear-filiform), 4–30 × 4–20 mm, ultimate margins entire.

petioles 2–8 mm;

blades usually broadly deltate-ovate, sometimes subovate or subcordate, 5–18(–25) × 4–18(–20) mm, (bases truncate) margins usually ± serrate, rarely laciniate.

Peduncles

7–15 mm.

4–25 mm.

Involucres

campanulate.

campanulate.

Ray florets

8–12;

corollas white, laminae broadly oblong or oblong-elliptic to subspatulate, 3–7 × 2–3 mm.

0.

Disc florets

30–40;

corollas yellow, often purple tinged, tubes 0.8–1 mm, throats tubular, tubular-funnelform, or tubular-campanulate, 1–1.3 mm, lobes 0.3–0.4 mm.

23–35(–48);

corollas yellow, tubes (1–)1.2–1.6 mm, throats tubular to narrowly funnelform, 1.2–1.6(–2.2) mm, lobes 0.3–0.7 mm.

Phyllaries

2–16, linear-lanceolate to narrow-ovate, 3.5–5 × 0.5–1.5 mm.

13–20, linear to narrowly or broadly lanceolate, 4–5(–6) × 0.8–1.3 mm.

Heads

(2–5) in corymbiform arrays, 5–6.5 × 5–6 mm.

borne singly or (2–10) in corymbiform arrays, 6–7 × 4–6 mm.

Cypselae

linear-oblong to narrowly oblanceolate, 1.8–2.5 mm, margins usually prominently calloused, sometimes thin, usually ciliate;

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

narrowly oblanceolate, 2.5–3.3 mm, margins obviously calloused, minutely hairy;

pappi 0 or of 1(–3) moderately stout bristles 2–2.8(–4.1) mm plus callous crowns.

2n

= 34.

= 32.

Perityle coronopifolia

Perityle tenella

Phenology Flowering spring–fall. Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat Rock and cliff faces Rocky slopes or crevices in limestone or sandstone rock faces
Elevation 1000–2600 m (3300–8500 ft) 600–2700 m (2000–8900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; NM; Mexico (Chihuahua)
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from FNA
AZ; NV; UT
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Discussion

Perityle coronopifolia is widespread in south-central and southeastern Arizona, and southwestern and south-central New Mexico. The combination of white rays, often pinnatifid leaves, and perennial habit distinguish it.

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

Of conservation concern.

Similarities of Perityle tenella to P. congesta are discussed under the latter. Perityle tenella occurs in northwestern Arizona, southeastern Nevada, and southwestern Utah.

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

Source FNA vol. 21, p. 322. FNA vol. 21, p. 329.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Peritylinae > Perityle > sect. Perityle Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Peritylinae > Perityle > sect. Laphamia
Sibling taxa
P. aglossa, P. ajoensis, P. ambrosiifolia, P. angustifolia, P. bisetosa, P. cernua, P. ciliata, P. cinerea, P. cochisensis, P. congesta, 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. cernua, 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. vaseyi, P. villosa, P. vitreomontana, P. warnockii
Synonyms Laphamia coronopifolia Laphamia palmeri var. tenella, Laphamia palmeri
Name authority A. Gray: Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 82. (1853) (M. E. Jones) J. F. Macbride: Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 39. (1918)
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