Bahiopsis reticulata |
Bahiopsis laciniata |
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Death Valley goldeneye, net vein viguiera, netvein goldeneye |
San Diego County sunflower, San Diego County viguiera, San Diego sunflower, San Diego viguiera, tornleaf goldeneye |
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Habit | Shrubs, 50–150 cm. | Shrubs, 50–130 cm. |
Leaves | alternate or opposite; petioles 3.5–30 mm; blades broadly ovate, 2.8–9 × 2.3–6.5 cm, margins entire, faces: abaxial sericeous and gland-dotted (and strongly reticulate, not shiny), adaxial sericeous (hair bases slightly enlarged). |
mostly alternate; petioles (0–)3–7 mm; blades lanceolate to lance-ovate, 1.4–4.3 × 0.6–2.5 cm, margins ± laciniate, faces sparsely strigillose and gland-dotted or resinous (abaxial resinous, shiny). |
Peduncles | 0.5–5 cm. |
0.5–5 cm. |
Involucres | campanulate to hemispheric, 10–15 × 6–9 mm. |
hemispheric, 8–12 × 6–9 mm. |
Ray florets | 8–15; laminae 7–15 mm. |
5–13; laminae 6–12 mm. |
Disc florets | 40+; corollas 3–5.5 mm. |
50+; corollas 3.5–4.6 mm. |
Phyllaries | 18–25, 2.5–5 × 1.2–2 mm. |
20–25, 4–8 × 1.8–2.2 mm. |
Heads | 3–9(–25). |
(1–)3–9. |
Cypselae | 2.5–4 mm; pappi of 2 lacerate, aristate scales 1.5–2.8 mm and 2–6 lacerate scales 0.6–1 mm. |
1.7–3.5 mm (± strigose, margins ciliolate); pappi of 2 lacerate, aristate scales 1–2.5 mm plus 2–6 (easily detached) lacerate-erose scales 0.2–0.5 mm. |
Paleae | oblanceolate, 4–8 mm. |
lance-ovate, 4.5–7.3 mm (densely glandular). |
2n | = 36. |
= 36. |
Bahiopsis reticulata |
Bahiopsis laciniata |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Jun. | Flowering Jan–Jun(–Sep). |
Habitat | Xeric scrub, desert grottoes and canyons | Xeric scrub |
Elevation | 600–1400 m (2000–4600 ft) | 90–800 m (300–2600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; NV
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CA; Mexico (Baja California, Sonora)
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Discussion | Within the flora area, Bahiopsis laciniata is found only in San Diego County; its range extends south into the xeric Central Desert area of Baja California. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 176. | FNA vol. 21, p. 175. |
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Synonyms | Viguiera reticulata | Viguiera laciniata |
Name authority | (S. Watson) E. E. Schilling & Panero: Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 140: 72. (2002) | (A. Gray) E. E. Schilling & Panero: Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 140: 72. (2002) |
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