Pectis angustifolia var. fastigiata

(A. Gray) D. J. Keil

Rhodora 79: 60. 1977.

Common names: Texas chinchweed
Endemic
Basionym: Pectis fastigiata A. Gray Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 62. 1849
Synonyms: Pectis texana Cory
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 229. Mentioned on page 228.

Annuals or perennials, 5–15 cm; herbage spicy-scented. Leaves 10–40 × 1–2 mm, bases of distal blades not notably expanded. Peduncles 3–30 mm. Phyllaries narrowly oblanceolate, 2.5–4.5 mm, widest near apices, each with a conspicuous, subterminal oil-gland 0.5–1 mm plus 1 or 2 pairs of smaller submarginal oil-glands. Cypselae 2.5–3.5 mm; pappi usually of 1–7 bristles or awns, sometimes coroniform, usually less than 1 mm. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Nov.
Habitat: Open areas in grasslands and open woodlands, mostly on shallow limestone soils
Elevation: 100–700 m

Discussion

Variety fastigiata is known only from the Edwards Plateau region of central Texas, mostly on limestone soils. It appears to intergrade in the western portion of its range with var. angustifolia.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"widest" is not a number.

not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
darkened +  and pale +
connate +  and distinct +
subequal +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
David J. Keil +
(A. Gray) D. J. Keil +
0 +  and 7 +
decurrent +
expanded +
Pectis fastigiata +
compound +  and simple +
obovate;oblong;obovate;oblong;oblanceolate;linear to elliptic +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
tuberculate +  and rugose +
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Texas chinchweed +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
yellow +  and reddened +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
cylindric +  and narrowly clavate ribbed or angled +
fertile +  and bisexual +
100–700 m +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Open areas in grasslands and open woodlands, mostly on shallow limestone soils +
cymiform +, corymbiform +, discoid +  and radiate +
in congested to open , cymiform arrays +  and singly +
indeterminate +
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
spicy-scented +
each +  and sessile +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
cylindric;campanulate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
deltate +  and lanceovate +
dentate to pinnatifid or palmatifid +  and entire +
2-carpellate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
persistent +
coroniform +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Flowering Jun–Nov. +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br />) +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
pitted +  and smooth +
flat;hemispheric +
5 +  and 20 +
exalbuminous +
branched +  and simple to much +
ascending +  and erect +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
papillate +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Pectis texana +
Pectis angustifolia var. fastigiata +
Pectis angustifolia +
variety +
cylindric +
toothed +  and entire +
perennial +  and annual +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (120 cm1,200 mm <br />1.2 m <br />) +
shrub +  and subshrub +