Chrysactinia mexicana

A. Gray

Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 93. 1849.

Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 232.

Plants twiggy. Leaf blades 5–10(–23) × 1–2 mm. Peduncles 15–75 mm (heads usually held well beyond foliage). Ray laminae 6–12 × 2–4 mm. Disc corollas 4.5–7 mm. Cypselae 3–4 mm; pappi 3–5.5 mm. 2n = 45.


Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Mostly on limestone and derived soils
Elevation: 200–2200+ m

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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