Lessingia glandulifera var. tomentosa

(Greene) Ferris

Contr. Dudley Herb. 5: 101. 1958.

Common names: Warner Springs lessingia
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Lessingia tomentosa Greene Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 2: 32. 1910
Synonyms: Lessingia germanorum var. tomentosa (Greene) J. T. Howell
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 454.

Stems woolly. Abaxial leaf faces woolly. Involucres obconic, 5–6 mm. Phyllaries glabrous or villous. Disc florets 15–30; style-branch appendages lanceolate, 0.3–0.6 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Aug–Nov.
Habitat: Grasslands, roadsides, hillsides, usually sandy soils
Elevation: 800–1300 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Variety tomentosa is known only from near Warner Springs in San Diego County. It is conspicuously woolly except on the phyllaries.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Staci Markos +
(Greene) Ferris +
Lessingia tomentosa +
Warner Springs lessingia +
800–1300 m +
Grasslands, roadsides, hillsides, usually sandy soils +
Flowering Aug–Nov. +
Contr. Dudley Herb. +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Lessingia germanorum var. tomentosa +
Lessingia glandulifera var. tomentosa +
Lessingia glandulifera +
variety +