Peucephyllum schottii |
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desert fir, desert pine, pygmy cedar, Schott's pygmycedar |
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Leaves | 5–20(–50) × 1–2 mm. |
Peduncles | 8–25 mm, glabrous or stipitate-glandular. |
Disc corollas | 6.5–8.5 mm. |
Cypselae | 3.2–4 mm; pappus elements 2–6 mm. |
2n | = 40. |
Peucephyllum schottii |
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Phenology | Flowering spring (following rains). |
Habitat | Desert scrubs, soils from granitics, limestones, sandstones, volcanics |
Elevation | -50–1400 m (-200–4600 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA; NV; UT; Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora)
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 378. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Chaenactidinae > Peucephyllum |
Name authority | A. Gray: in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 74. (1859) |
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