Tetradymia stenolepis |
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Mojave cottonthorn, narrow scale felt thorn |
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Habit | Shrubs, 30–120 cm. |
Stems | 1–5+, erect, spiny, pannose but for tomentose to glabrescent streaks. |
Leaves | primaries forming straight, ascending spines, 20–30 mm; secondaries oblanceolate to spatulate, 10–30 mm, tomentose to sericeous. |
Peduncles | 5–12 mm. |
Involucres | turbinate, 8–10 mm. |
Florets | 4–5; corollas pale yellow, 10–12 mm. |
Phyllaries | 4–5, narrowly ovate. |
Heads | 4–7. |
Cypselae | 5–8 mm, densely pilose or villous; pappi of 100–150 bristles 9–12 mm. |
2n | = 60. |
Tetradymia stenolepis |
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Phenology | Flowering spring–summer. |
Habitat | Sandy and gravelly places, Joshua tree woodlands, creosote bush scrub |
Elevation | 600–1500 m (2000–4900 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA; NV
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Source | FNA vol. 20, p. 631. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Tetradymia |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | Greene: Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 92. (1885) |
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