Grindelia ciliata

(Nuttall) Sprengel

Syst. Veg. 3: 575. 1826.

IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Donia ciliata Nuttall J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 2: 118. 1821
Synonyms: Grindelia papposa G. L. Nesom & Y. B. Suh Haplopappus ciliatus (Nuttall) de Candolle Prionopsis ciliata (Nuttall) Nuttall
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 428. Mentioned on page 425, 426.

Annuals or biennials, 20–150+ cm. Stems erect, stramineous, glabrous (branched distally). Cauline leaf blades oblong to obovate, 30–50(–80) mm, lengths mostly 2–4 times widths, bases ± clasping, margins dentate (teeth apiculate to setose), apices rounded, faces glabrous, obscurely, if at all, gland-dotted. Heads borne singly or in open to crowded, corymbiform arrays. Involucres broadly urceolate, 10–15 × 15–25 mm. Phyllaries in 3–5 series, spreading to appressed, subulate to linear-lanceolate, apices recurved to straight, attenuate, slightly to moderately resinous. Ray florets 25–45; laminae 10–15+ mm. Cypselae whitish to grayish, 2–4 mm, apices smooth or minutely coronate, faces smooth or striate; pappi (persistent or tardily falling) of 25–40 barbellate bristles 3–7+ mm subtending 8–15+ barbellate, setiform awns or subulate scales 7–10 mm (the longer surpassing disc corollas). 2n = 12.


Phenology: Flowering Aug–Oct.
Habitat: Disturbed sites, prairies, railroads, roadsides
Elevation: 100–1500 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Ill., Iowa, Kans., La., Mich., Mo., Nebr., N.Mex., Okla., Tex.

Discussion

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Grindelia ciliata"
John L. Strother +  and Mark A. Wetter +
(Nuttall) Sprengel +
Donia ciliata +
Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Ill. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, La. +, Mich. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.Mex. +, Okla. +  and Tex. +
100–1500 m +
Disturbed sites, prairies, railroads, roadsides +
Flowering Aug–Oct. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Grindelia papposa +, Haplopappus ciliatus +  and Prionopsis ciliata +
Grindelia ciliata +
Grindelia +
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