Perityle lindheimeri var. halimifolia
Sida 3: 278. 1968.
Basionym: Laphamia halimifolia A. Gray
Synonyms: Perityle halimifolia (A. Gray) Shinners
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 332.
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Pappi usually 0, sometimes of single bristles 0.5–1(–1.5) mm, usually plus obscure, callous crowns. 2n = 34.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Cretaceous limestone outcrops
Elevation: 300–800 m
Discussion
Variety halimifolia is known only from Cretaceous limestone exposures in Val Verde and Crockett counties on the western edge of the Edwards Plateau. The pappus generally lacks bristles and the plants usually are smaller and somewhat depauperate in habit when compared with var. lindheimeri.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.