Pentachaeta fragilis
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6: 170. 1915.
Common names: Fragile pentachaeta
Endemic
Synonyms: Chaetopappa fragilis (Brandegee) D. D. Keck
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Plants 4–16 cm. Stems diffusely branched. Leaf blades spatulate to linear-oblanceolate, 5–15(–25) × 1–3 mm. Involucres campanulate. Phyllaries in 2(–3) series, elliptic to obovate, glabrous. Ray florets 7–12; corollas yellow, laminae ca. 5 mm. Disc florets 10–23; corollas yellow, narrowly funnelform, not contracted at lobes, lobes 5. Pappi of (8–)15–20 bristles, not dilated at base. 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat: Grassy areas
Elevation: 50–2300 m
Discussion
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Lower Taxa
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