Pentachaeta exilis subsp. aeolica

Van Horn & Ornduff

Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 65: 37. 1973.

Common names: San Benito pentachaeta
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 47.

Ray (pistillate) corollas laminate, laminae 0.8–2 mm. Disc florets (7–)15–34; corolla lobes yellow; style branches 2–3 mm, stigmatic portions 0.6–1 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat: Flats and slopes, alluvium, grassy areas
Elevation: 400–800 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Subspecies aeolica grows in Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Clara counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.