Monolopia lanceolata

Nuttall

Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 4: 21. 1848.

IllustratedEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 350.
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Leaves oblanceolate to lance-linear. Peduncles 10–130 mm. Involucres 6–10 mm. Phyllaries ± 8, usually distinct, sometimes connate to 1/2 their lengths, elliptic to oblanceolate, apices acuminate. Ray florets ± 8; corollas yellow, laminae 10–20 mm, ± equally 3-lobed. Disc florets 60–100. Cypselae obcompressed, 2–4 mm, 3-angled (ray), 4-angled (disc), uniformly gray-strigose. 2n = 20.


Phenology: Flowering Feb–Jun.
Habitat: Clayey areas in grasslands or openings in chaparral or oak or foothill woodlands
Elevation: 50–1600 m

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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