Psilostrophe gnaphalodes
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 7: 261. 1838.
Biennials or perennials (rarely flowering first-year), (15–) 25–40 (–50+) cm. Stems arachno-villous (gray to gray-green). Heads in ± loose to crowded, corymbiform arrays. Peduncles (5–) 10–25 mm. Involucres 5–6 mm. Rays (2–) 3 (–4); laminae 4–6+ mm, spreading in fruit. Disc-florets 5–9 (–12). Cypselae villous; pappi of 4–5 lance-subulate scales 2–2.5 mm (scales ± villous abaxially and margins ± lacerate). 2n = 32.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun(–Dec).
Habitat: Creosote-bush scrub, desert flats, dry banks, limestone soils
Elevation: 300–1400+ m
Distribution
Tex., Mexico (Coahuila), Mexico (Durango), Mexico (Nuevo León), Mexico (San Luis Potosí), Mexico (Tamaulipas), Mexico (Zacatecas)
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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