< Back to the Object

Edit History
Wedelia acapulcensis Kunth var. hispida (Kunth) Strother [family ]

Date Updated: 23 July 2012

Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 21,
Names
Wedelia acapulcensis Kunth var. hispida (Kunth) Strother [family ], Syst. Bot. Monogr., 33: 62. 1991 Wedelia hispida Kunth [family ], in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp., 4(fol.): 169. 1818; 4(qto.): 215, plate 371. 1820 Zexmenia hispida (Kunth) A. Gray [family COMPOSITAE]
Treatment Author(s)
John L. Strother
Information
Leaves ± sessile; blades 20–50(–80+) × 4–12(–35) mm, sometimes obscurely to clearly 3-lobed. Peduncles 5–30+ cm. Ray florets 0 or 5–8(–13+); laminae 6–15 mm. Disc florets 15–80+; corollas 4.5–7.5 mm. Cypselae 4–5 mm; pappi of lacerate crowns 0.5–1 mm plus 0–3 bristles or awns 4.5–6 mm. 2n = ca. 52.
Phenology
mar-may (spring), jun-aug (summer), sep-nov (fall)
Altitude range
0–1500+ m;
Distribution
Mexico.USA Tex.
Discussion
The name Wedelia texana has been widely applied to this taxon; W. texana has not been validly published [cf., Lipochaeta texana Torrey & A. Gray and Zexmenia texana (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray].

Date Updated: 23 July 2012

Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 21,
Names
Wedelia acapulcensis Kunth var. hispida (Kunth) Strother [family ], Syst. Bot. Monogr., 33: 62. 1991 Wedelia hispida Kunth [family ], in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp., 4(fol.): 169. 1818; 4(qto.): 215, plate 371. 1820 Zexmenia hispida (Kunth) A. Gray [family COMPOSITAE]
Treatment Author(s)
John L. Strother
Information
Leaves ± sessile; blades 20–50(–80+) × 4–12(–35) mm, sometimes obscurely to clearly 3-lobed. Peduncles 5–30+ cm. Ray florets 0 or 5–8(–13+); laminae 6–15 mm. Disc florets 15–80+; corollas 4.5–7.5 mm. Cypselae 4–5 mm; pappi of lacerate crowns 0.5–1 mm plus 0–3 bristles or awns 4.5–6 mm. 2n = ca. 52.
Phenology
mar-may (spring), jun-aug (summer), sep-nov (fall)
Altitude range
0–1500+ m;
Distribution
Mexico.USA Tex.
Discussion
The name Wedelia texana has been widely applied to this taxon; W. texana has not been validly published [cf., Lipochaeta texana Torrey & A. Gray and Zexmenia texana (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray].

Date Updated: 23 July 2012

Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 21,
Names
Wedelia acapulcensis Kunth var. hispida (Kunth) Strother [family ], Syst. Bot. Monogr., 33: 62. 1991 Wedelia hispida Kunth [family ], in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp., 4(fol.): 169. 1818; 4(qto.): 215, plate 371. 1820 Zexmenia hispida (Kunth) A. Gray [family COMPOSITAE]
Treatment Author(s)
John L. Strother
Information
Leaves ± sessile; blades 20–50(–80+) × 4–12(–35) mm, sometimes obscurely to clearly 3-lobed. Peduncles 5–30+ cm. Ray florets 0 or 5–8(–13+); laminae 6–15 mm. Disc florets 15–80+; corollas 4.5–7.5 mm. Cypselae 4–5 mm; pappi of lacerate crowns 0.5–1 mm plus 0–3 bristles or awns 4.5–6 mm. 2n = ca. 52.
Phenology
mar-may (spring), jun-aug (summer), sep-nov (fall)
Altitude range
0–1500+ m;
Distribution
Mexico.USA Tex.
Discussion
The name Wedelia texana has been widely applied to this taxon; W. texana has not been validly published [cf., Lipochaeta texana Torrey & A. Gray and Zexmenia texana (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray].
Wedelia acapulcensis Kunth var. hispida (Kunth) Strother [family ]
PDF

Related Materials