Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii
Phytologia 71: 60. 1991.
Endemic
Basionym: Haplopappus carthamoides var. cusickii A. Gray in A. Gray et al., Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 126. 1884 (as Aplopappus)
Synonyms: Haplopappus carthamoides subsp. cusickii (A. Gray) H. M. Hall
Plants 10–15(–43) cm. Stems slender. Leaves: basal blades spatulate-lanceolate, 50–200 × 10–20 mm. Involucres campanulate or turbinate, 10–20 × 15–20(–30) mm. Phyllaries (loose, scarcely overlapping) lanceolate, apices acute to acuminate, mucro erect. 2n = 12.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Pine forest, sagebrush scrub, dry slopes, openings in pine and mixed hardwoods forest, lava fields
Elevation: 900–2800 m
Distribution
Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg., Wash.
Discussion
Variety cusickii is recognized by its generally smaller size, and campanulate to turbinate involucres with loose, lanceolate phyllaries.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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