Eriophyllum nubigenum

Greene ex A. Gray

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 25. 1883.

Common names: Yosemite woolly sunflower
EndemicConservation concern
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 356. Mentioned on page 354, 355.

Annuals, 5–15 cm. Stems ascending. Leaves: blades oblanceolate, 1–2 cm, margins entire, plane (apices acute), faces woolly. Heads borne singly or in loose arrays. Peduncles ± 1 cm. Involucres cylindric, 3–4+ mm diam. Phyllaries 4–6, distinct. Ray florets 4–6; laminae yellow, ± 1 mm (inconspicuous). Disc florets 10–20; corollas ± 2 mm (tubes cylindric, throats broadly funnelform, abruptly dilated, lobes not glandular; anther appendages deltate, glandular). Cypselae 2.5–3 mm; pappi of 8–10 lanceolate to spatulate (± unequal) scales 0.5–1.5 mm. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Gravelly or rocky openings, yellow pine or red fir forests
Elevation: 1800–2500 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Eriophyllum nubigenum"
Dale E. Johnson +  and John S. Mooring +
Greene ex A. Gray +
Yosemite woolly sunflower +
1800–2500 m +
Gravelly or rocky openings, yellow pine or red fir forests +
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Eriophyllinae +
Eriophyllum nubigenum +
Eriophyllum +
species +