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Eriophyllum croceum

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Identification
Isotype of Eriophyllum croceum Greene [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Eriophyllum croceum
  • Eriophyllum lanatum

Flora

Entry for Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh) J. Forbes var. croceum (Greene) Jepson [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 21,
Names
Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh) J. Forbes var. croceum (Greene) Jepson [family COMPOSITAE], Man. Fl. Pl. Calif., 1118. 1925
Eriophyllum croceum Greene [family COMPOSITAE], Erythea, 3: 124. 1895
Treatment Author(s)
Dale E. Johnson
John S. Mooring
Information
Perennials (sometimes stoloniferous; roots branched). Proximal leaves mostly alternate; blades narrow-oblanceolate to obovate, coarsely serrate or shallowly lobed distally, ultimate margins toothed or entire, revolute, abaxial faces densely silky-woolly, adaxial glabrate. Heads 2–4 per array or borne singly. Peduncles 3–8 cm. Involucres 10–12 mm diam. Ray florets 10–14; laminae 8–10 mm. Cypselae 2–2.5(–4) mm; pappi 0–0.1 mm. 2n = 16, 32.
Phenology
may (spring), jun (summer)
Altitude range
1000–1700 m;
Distribution
USA Calif.
Discussion
Variety croceum, one of the less frequently collected taxa of the complex, closely resembles var. arachnoideum.

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