Acanthoscyphus parishii var. parishii

Common names: Parish’s flowery puncturebract
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Eriogonum abramsii subsp. acanthoscyphus S. Stokes
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 438.
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Plants erect, 1–6 dm. Stems usually stout, (1–) 5–15 cm. Leaf-blades 1–7 cm. Inflorescences: bracts (2–) 3, triangular, awns 0.2–0.5 mm. Peduncles (1–) 2–5 (–7.5) cm. Involucres: awns (10–) 13–30 (–36), ivory colored, (3–) 4–5 mm. 2n = 40.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Oct.
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly flats and slopes, chaparral communities, montane conifer woodlands
Elevation: 1900-2600 m

Discussion

Variety parishii occurs from the Pine Mountains, Ventura County, eastward through the San Gabriel Mountains to the central San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County. It is the most common expression of the species.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

None.

"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

dark-brown;deep maroon +
globose-lenticular +
red +  and maroon +
oblong +  and oval +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
James L. Reveal +
(Parry) Small +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
ivory colored +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
stipelike +
Oxytheca parishii +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
awn-tipped +  and simple +
spatulate;oblong or oblanceolate +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
glandular +  and glabrous +
triangular +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
disarticulating +  and dichotomous +
not brittle +
just below the soil surface or and above the soil surface +  and spreading +
Parish’s flowery puncturebract +
1900-2600 m +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
disarticulating +  and solid +
decumbent to erect +  and prostrate +
unwinged +  and winged +
black +, red +, brown +  and yellowish +
exserted +  and included +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
spheroidal +, 4-gonous +, lenticular +, biconvex +, discoid +, 3-gonous +  and 2-gonous +
Sandy to gravelly flats and slopes, chaparral communities, montane conifer woodlands +
cymelike +, paniclelike +, racemelike +  and spikelike +
connate +  and free +
turbinate +  and tubular +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
nonmembranous +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
persistent +
cauline +  and basal +
bractlike +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
ciliate-denticulate +
not swollen +
orthotropous +
accrescent +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
curved +  and straight +
erect;deflexed +
erect to deflexed +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
white;rose occasionally greenish white +
hirsute +  and strigose +
urceolate +  and campanulate +
accrescent +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
fleshy +, indurate +  and membranous +
with extrafloral nectaries +  and not articulate +
Flowering Jun–Oct. +
homostylous +  and 3-carpellate +
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
, +  and solid +
slender;stout +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
disarticulating +  and solid +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
decumbent to spreading or erect +  and prostrate +
spreading +, erect to somewhat +  and arising +
not fistulose +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
penicillate +, fimbriate +  and capitate +
deciduous +  and persistent +
2-lobed +  and cylindric +
coriaceous +  and membranous +
consisting of a series +  and tubular +
distinct +
erect;spreading or recurved +
spreading;erect +
Eriogonum abramsii subsp. acanthoscyphus +
chambered +, , +  and solid +
Acanthoscyphus parishii var. parishii +
Acanthoscyphus parishii +
variety +
1/4 +  and 1/3 +
divided +  and entire +
coriaceous +
persistent +
membranous +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
3 +, 2 +  and 1 +