Eriophyllum jepsonii Greene

Jepson's woolly sunflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Eriophyllum

Characteristics

Shrubs, 50–80 cm. Stems erect (densely white-woolly). Leaves (proximal alternate): blades ovate, 3–6 cm, 1-pinnatately lobed (lobes 5–7, linear), ultimate margins entire, revolute, abaxial faces woolly, adaxial glabrate (distal leaves gradually reduced in size and lobing). Heads 2–4 per array. Peduncles mostly 5–10(–14) cm. Involucres broadly campanulate, 5–7 mm diam. Phyllaries 6–8, distinct (ovate, carinate, apices acute). Ray florets 6–8; laminae yellow, 6–10 (× 4–5) mm. Disc florets 35–50; corollas 3–5 mm. Cypselae 2–3 mm; pappi of 8 lanceolate to lance-linear, erose scales 1–1.5 mm. 2n = 64.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.8
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
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Distribution

Eriophyllum jepsonii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95811-2
WFO ID wfo-0000123008
COL ID 6H2TR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Eriophyllum jepsonii