Monoptilon bellioides
Univ. California Publ. Bot. 3: 75. 1907.
Common names: Mojave or bristly desertstar
Basionym: Eremiastrum bellioides A. Gray Pl. Nov. Thurb., 321. 1854
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 210.
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Stems often prominently reddish purple. Phyllary margins proximally with sharply delimited, white-scarious portions, lacerate-ciliate at base. Disc floret corollas glabrous or nearly so. Pappi outer crowns of paleae or narrow squamellae 0.5–1 mm plus inner of 8–15 barbellate bristles, length 1/2–1/3 disc corollas. 2n = 16.
Phenology: Flowering Jan–May.
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly flats or washes, dunes
Elevation: 100–900 m
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Nev., Mexico (Baja California, Sonora).
Discussion
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Lower Taxa
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