Eastern Mojave Vegetation
|
Eastern Mojave Vegetation
| Coll. No. 1209, Heterotheca villosa |
|
|
If you have a question or a comment about this photograph you may write to me at: tomas@schweich.com I sometimes post interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address. |
Collected 7 December 2015. Possibly var. nana. Coll. No. 1209, 13 Jul 2015, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Stem, curved multicellular hairs, glands; Leaves, cauline, alternate, 13 mm. × 4 mm. wide, oblong to oblanceolate, margin entire (some contorted after drying), tip small pointed, curved hairs, yellow glandular; Inflorescence, 1-7 heads per stem, single heads on short pedicels, flowers of 2 kinds; Bracts, unremarkable; Phyllaries, in 2+ graduated series, 2-7 mm. × <1 mm. wide, lance-linear, tips erect, hairy, glandular; Receptacle epaleate, hemispheric; Rays, sterile, corolla, 10 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, yellow; Disk flowers, corolla, 5.0 mm., yellow; Pappus, outer of short scales and inner of long bristles (easier seen in mature fruit, in flower will appear as one series of long and short bristles), longest 5.5-6.0 mm., ≥disk flowers, short plumose; cypsela, 2.6 mm. × 1.2 mm. wide, hairy.
Article records that use this photograph:
Other photos about Species - Asteraceae or Heterotheca villosa.
|
|
Date and time this page was prepared: 12/8/2024 2:15:52 PM |