Lasthenia californica subsp. bakeri

(J. T. Howell) R. Chan

Madroño 48: 208. 2002.

Common names: Baker’s goldfields
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Baeria bakeri J. T. Howell Leafl. W. Bot. 1: 7. 1932
Synonyms: Baeria macrantha var. bakeri (J. T. Howell) D. D. Keck Lasthenia macrantha subsp. bakeri (J. T. Howell) Ornduff
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 339. Mentioned on page 336, 338, 340.

Perennials (sometimes flowering first year). Roots fleshy, clustered. Stems erect, branched distally, ± hairy. Leaves mostly basal; blades linear to oblong, 20–210 × 1–2+ mm, not fleshy, margins entire, faces glabrous or ± hairy. Involucres campanulate to depressed-hemispheric, 9–14 mm. Phyllaries ± persistent, 13–16 in 2 series, elliptic to ovate. Ray florets 8–16; laminae elliptic to oblong, 5–16 mm. Anther appendages deltate to sublanceolate. Cypselae silver-gray, linear to narrowly clavate, to 4 mm, glabrous; pappi 0, or of 1–4 translucent, brown, subulate, aristate scales (sometimes variable or 0 within heads). 2n = 48.


Phenology: Flowering year round (mostly May–Jun).
Habitat: Grasslands, woodlands, coastal
Elevation: 0–500 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Subspecies bakeri is found along the coast in central California. Its most distinctive feature is its fleshy, clustered roots.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Raymund Chan +  and Robert Ornduff† +
(J. T. Howell) R. Chan +
Baeria bakeri +
Baker’s goldfields +
0–500 m +
Grasslands, woodlands, coastal +
Flowering year round (mostly May–Jun). +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Baeria macrantha var. bakeri +  and Lasthenia macrantha subsp. bakeri +
Lasthenia californica subsp. bakeri +
Lasthenia californica +
subspecies +