Perityle megalocephala
Perityle cernua
bighead rockdaisy, large head rock daisy, limestone rockdaisy, Nevada Rock daisy
Organ Mountain Rock daisy
petioles 1–6 mm;
blades usually elliptic, lanceolate, lance-ovate, ovate, or suborbiculate, sometimes linear, 4–8(–15) × 1–10(–12) mm, margins entire, irregularly and sparsely serrate, or serrate-lobed.
petioles 7–25 mm;
blades ovate-reniform to ovate-cordate, 10–40 × 8–40 mm, margins unevenly serrate-dentate.
10–45(–80) mm.
10–19 mm.
campanulate.
broadly campanulate.
0.
45–60;
corollas yellow, tubes 1–1.6 mm, throats tubular to subfunnelform, 1.6–2.2 mm, lobes 0.4–0.7 mm.
20–150;
corollas yellow, tubes 1.2–2 mm, throats narrowly funnelform, 2–3.3 mm, lobes 0.7–0.8 mm.
14–20, lanceolate to suboblanceolate, 5–6 × 1.3–1.9 mm.
18–28, linear-lanceolate, 6–9 × 1.2–2 mm.
borne singly or (2–3) in loose, corymbiform arrays, 6–9(–10) × 5–6(–8) mm.
borne singly (nodding or erect), 10–12 × 12–14 mm.
narrowly oblanceolate to suboblanceolate, 2.5–3 mm, margins thin-calloused, short-hairy;
pappi 0, or of single bristles.
2.1–3 mm;
pappi of 25–35 bristles 0.5–1.5(–2) mm.
= 34 + 1 frag.
Perityle megalocephala
Perityle cernua
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).
(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.)
1. Leaf blades ovate, lanceolate-ovate or elliptic to suborbiculate | var. megalocephala |
1. Leaf blades linear to lanceolate | var. oligophylla |
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