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Rothrock's crownbeard

diverseleaf crownbeard

Habit Plants 30–60+ cm (perennating bases ± erect, internodes not winged). Plants 40–50(–80+) cm (perennating bases ± horizontal rhizomes, internodes winged).
Leaves

all or mostly opposite (distal sometimes alternate);

blades ovate-deltate or rhombic to lance-elliptic, 3–5 × 1–3 cm, bases subtruncate to cuneate, margins coarsely toothed to subentire, apices obtuse to acute, faces ± hirtellous to scabrellous.

all or mostly opposite (distal sometimes alternate);

blades ± ovate to elliptic or lanceolate, 3–7+ × 0.8–2.5+ cm, bases ± cuneate, margins toothed, apices obtuse, faces scabrellous.

Involucres

± hemispheric, 10–15+ mm diam.

hemispheric or broader, 12–15+ mm diam.

Ray florets

8–13;

laminae 15–25+ mm.

(5–)8;

laminae 12–15+ mm.

Disc florets

60–100+;

corollas yellow.

20–60+;

corollas yellow.

Phyllaries

18–30+ in 3–4 series, ± erect, oblong to elliptic, 6–10+ mm.

18–20+ in 2–3 series, ± erect, narrowly oblong to lanceolate, 4–6+ mm.

Heads

borne singly.

borne singly or 3–9+ in loose, corymbiform arrays.

Cypselae

dark brown, ± elliptic, 10 mm, faces glabrous;

pappi 0–0.5 mm.

purplish black, narrowly obovate to ± elliptic, 5 mm, faces glabrous;

pappi 0–0.3 mm.

2n

= 34.

= 34.

Verbesina rothrockii

Verbesina heterophylla

Phenology Flowering (May–)Aug–Sep. Flowering (Apr–)Jun.
Habitat Rocky slopes, igneous or limestone substrates Pine barrens
Elevation 1200–1800 m (3900–5900 ft) 0–20+ m (0–100+ ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; NM; Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas)
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FL
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Source FNA vol. 21, p. 111. FNA vol. 21, p. 110.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ecliptinae > Verbesina Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ecliptinae > Verbesina
Sibling taxa
V. alternifolia, V. aristata, V. chapmanii, V. dissita, V. encelioides, V. helianthoides, V. heterophylla, V. lindheimeri, V. longifolia, V. microptera, V. nana, V. occidentalis, V. oreophila, V. virginica, V. walteri
V. alternifolia, V. aristata, V. chapmanii, V. dissita, V. encelioides, V. helianthoides, V. lindheimeri, V. longifolia, V. microptera, V. nana, V. occidentalis, V. oreophila, V. rothrockii, V. virginica, V. walteri
Synonyms Actinomeris heterophylla, V. warei
Name authority B. L. Robinson & Greenman: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 34: 541. (1899) (Chapman) A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 12. (1883)
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