Monoptilon bellioides

(A. Gray) H. M. Hall

Univ. California Publ. Bot. 3: 75. 1907.

Common names: Mojave or bristly desertstar
Basionym: Eremiastrum bellioides A. Gray Pl. Nov. Thurb., 321. 1854
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 210.

Stems often prominently reddish purple. Phyllary margins proximally with sharply delimited, white-scarious portions, lacerate-ciliate at base. Disc-floret corollas glabrous or nearly so. Pappi outer crowns of paleae or narrow squamellae 0.5–1 mm plus inner of 8–15 barbellate bristles, length 1/2–1/3 disc corollas. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering Jan–May.
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly flats or washes, dunes
Elevation: 100–900 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Nev., Mexico (Baja California), Mexico (Sonora)

Discussion

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not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
distinct +
subequal +
scarious +
usually triangular +  and linear +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
spiciform +, racemiform +, paniculiform +  and corymbiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Guy L. Nesom +
(A. Gray) H. M. Hall +
decurrent +
Eremiastrum bellioides +
oblong;oblanceolate-spatulate +
rugulose +  and muricate +
Mojave or bristly desertstar +
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
yellow +, purple-tinged +, rose +  and white +
8 +  and 15 +
short-toothed +
compressed +  and obovoid +
nearly +  and glabrous +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Nev. +, Mexico (Baja California) +  and Mexico (Sonora) +
100–900 m +
strigose +  and hirsute +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Sandy or gravelly flats or washes, dunes +
indeterminate +
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
hispido-hirsute +
each +  and sessile +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
campanulate +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
cauline +  and basal +
lanceolate +
scarious +  and herbaceous +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
2-carpellate +
laciniate +
persistent +
Flowering Jan–May. +
linear-lanceolate +
white-scarious +
Univ. California Publ. Bot. +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
concave;usually flat;conic +
exalbuminous +
branched +  and simple +
reddish purple +
prostrate +  and decumbent +
prostrate +  and ascending +
obtuse +  and truncate +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +  and smooth +
Compositae +
Monoptilon bellioides +
Monoptilon +
species +
much shorter than narrowly tubular-funnelform +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
tree +, shrub +  and subshrub +