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Petalonyx thurberi subsp. gilmanii
Photo is of parent taxon

Death Valley sandpaper plant
Habit Plants to 10 dm; branches of current season to 21 cm; hairs on inflorescence-bearing stems soft, ± erect.
Leaves

to 20 × 13 mm.
Flowers

petals to 4.1 mm;

stamens 5–8 mm;

style 4–6 mm.
2n

= 46.

Petalonyx thurberi subsp. gilmanii
Phenology Flowering May–Sep.
Habitat Sandy washes, sand dunes.
Elevation 400–1000 m. (1300–3300 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Subspecies gilmanii is found only in Inyo County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 12, p. 545.
Parent taxa Loasaceae > Petalonyx > Petalonyx thurberi
Sibling taxa
P. thurberi subsp. thurberi
Synonyms P. gilmanii
Name authority (Munz) W. S. Davis & H. J. Thompson: Madroño 19: 15. (1967)
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