Ericameria nauseosa var. graveolens
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 149: 20. 1999.
Common names: Pungent rabbitbrush
Basionym: Chrysocoma graveolens Nuttall
Synonyms: Chrysothamnus nauseosus subsp. graveolens (Nuttall) H. M. Hall & ClementsChrysothamnus nauseosus var. graveolens (Nuttall) H. M. HallEricameria nauseosa var. glabrata (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom & G. I. Baird
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Plants 50–160 cm. Stems yellowish green to nearly white, leafy, compactly, smoothly tomentose. Leaves greenish; blades 3-nerved, broadly linear, 30–90 × 1–3 mm, faces often tomentulose. Involucres 6–8 mm. Phyllaries 14–18, apices erect, acute, abaxial faces usually glabrous, outer sometimes sparsely hairy. Corollas 7–9+ mm, tubes puberulent or glabrous, lobes 0.6–1.5, glabrous; style appendages longer than stigmatic portions. Cypselae densely hairy; pappi 4.9–6.5 mm. 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat: On plains in slightly alkaline soils
Elevation: 200–2000 m
Distribution
Sask., Ariz., Colo., Idaho, Kans., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.Mex., N.Dak., Okla., S.Dak., Tex., Utah, Wyo.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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