Hulsea mexicana

Rydberg

in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 34: 41. 1914.

Common names: Mexican alpinegold
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 397. Mentioned on page 396.

Annuals or biennials, (20–)40–100 cm. Stems 1–3, glandular. Leaves mostly cauline; blades green, oblanceolate to spatulate, 5–14 cm, margins dentate, faces glandular-villous; distal cauline leaves broadly oblanceolate to ovate, gradually reduced. Heads 3–5. Involucres hemispheric, 15–27 mm diam. Phyllaries 8–12 mm, outer narrowly lanceolate, apices acuminate. Ray florets 20–35; corolla tubes glabrous; laminae yellow (narrowly elliptic to narrowly oblong-lanceolate), 10–12 mm. Disc corollas yellow. Cypselae 4–6 mm; pappus scales subequal, 1–2 mm. 2n = 38.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat: Common after fires, chaparral and woodlands
Elevation: 1000–1100 m

Distribution

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Calif., Mexico (Baja California).

Discussion

In the flora area, Hulsea mexicana grows in southern San Diego County.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Hulsea mexicana"
Dieter H. Wilken +
Rydberg +
Mexican alpinegold +
Calif. +  and Mexico (Baja California). +
1000–1100 m +
Common after fires, chaparral and woodlands +
Flowering late spring–summer. +
in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. +
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Bahiinae +  and Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Palafoxiinae +
Hulsea mexicana +
species +