Stephanomeria virgata subsp. virgata

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Stephanomeria tomentosa Greene Stephanomeria virgata var. tomentosa (Greene) Munz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 359.

Calyculi of reflexed bractlets. florets 8–9. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering late Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Chaparral openings, dry, sandy hills and grasslands, often growing as weed on roadside embankments
Elevation: 0–1800 m

Discussion

Subspecies virgata grows in the South Coast and Transverse ranges. Stephanomeria tomentosa refers to a densely tomentose form occasionally found in some populations of S. virgata.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
L. D. Gottlieb +
Bentham +
0–1800 m +
Chaparral openings, dry, sandy hills and grasslands, often growing as weed on roadside embankments +
Flowering late Jul–Oct. +
Bot. Voy. Sulphur, +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Stephanomeria tomentosa +  and Stephanomeria virgata var. tomentosa +
Stephanomeria virgata subsp. virgata +
Stephanomeria virgata +
subspecies +