FNA: Peucephyllum schottii

	Peucephyllum schottii
	desert fir, desert pine, pygmy cedar, Schott's pygmycedar
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
Phenology	Flowering spring (following rains).
Habitat	Desert scrubs, soils from granitics, limestones, sandstones, volcanics
Elevation	-50–1400 m [-160–4600 ft]
Distribution	AZ; CA; NV; UT; Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora) [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
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)
Source	FNA vol. 21, p. 378. Treatment author: John L. Strother.
Web links	Local floras: CA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

desert fir, desert pine, pygmy cedar, Schott's pygmycedar

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.

= 40.

Phenology

Flowering spring (following rains).

Habitat

Desert scrubs, soils from granitics, limestones, sandstones, volcanics

Elevation

-50–1400 m [-160–4600 ft]

Distribution

AZ; CA; NV; UT; Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora)

Parent taxa

Name authority

A. Gray: in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 74. (1859)

Source

Web links

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