Pentachaeta lyonii A.Gray

Lyon's pygmydaisy (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Pentachaeta

Characteristics

Plants 6–48 cm. Stems branched. Leaf blades linear to narrowly elliptic or oblanceolate, 20–50 × 3–6 mm. Involucres campanulate. Phyllaries in 2–3 series, narrowly lanceolate, sparsely hirsuto-pilose. Ray florets 17–42; corollas yellow, laminae 3–8 mm. Disc florets 21–91; corollas yellow, narrowly funnelform, not contracted at lobes, lobes 5. P appi of 8–12 bristles, weakly dilated at bases. 2n = 18.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Images

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Distribution

Pentachaeta lyonii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:188074-2
WFO ID wfo-0000085258
COL ID 76MGJ
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Synonyms

Pentachaeta lyonii Chaetopappa lyonii