Psilostrophe gnaphalodes |
Psilostrophe sparsiflora |
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dudweed |
greenstem paperflower |
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Habit | Biennials or perennials (rarely flowering first year), (15–)25–40(–50+) cm. | Biennials or perennials (rarely flowering first year), 10–40+ cm. |
Stems | arachno-villous (gray to gray-green). |
± strigillose (greenish, sometimes ± villous in proximal axils). |
Peduncles | (5–)10–25 mm. |
8–12(–25+) mm. |
Involucres | 5–6 mm. |
4–6 mm. |
Ray florets | (1–)2–3(–4); corolla laminae (6–)8–10+ mm, reflexed in fruit. |
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Disc florets | 5–9(–12). |
7–9. |
Heads | in ± loose to crowded, corymbiform arrays. |
in ± corymbiform arrays. |
Cypselae | villous; pappi of 4–5 lance-subulate scales 2–2.5 mm (scales ± villous abaxially and margins ± lacerate). |
usually glabrous, sometimes gland-dotted; pappi of 4–5 lanceolate to lance-subulate scales 2–3 mm. |
Rays | (2–)3(–4); laminae 4–6+ mm, spreading in fruit. |
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2n | = 32. |
= 32. |
Psilostrophe gnaphalodes |
Psilostrophe sparsiflora |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Jun(–Dec). | Flowering May–Sep. |
Habitat | Creosote-bush scrub, desert flats, dry banks, limestone soils | Grasslands, pinyon-juniper scrub, sagebrush scrub, yellow pine forests |
Elevation | 300–1400+ m (1000–4600+ ft) | 900–2200 m (3000–7200 ft) |
Distribution |
TX; Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas)
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AZ; NM; UT
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 455. | FNA vol. 21, p. 454. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Gaillardiinae > Psilostrophe | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Gaillardiinae > Psilostrophe |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Riddellia tagetina var. sparsiflora | |
Name authority | de Candolle: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 7: 261. (1838) | (A. Gray) A. Nelson: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 16: 23. (1903) |
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