Eastern Mojave Vegetation | Coll. No. 2691, Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella. |
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Photographed 5 February 2022.
Coll. No. 2691, 16 Aug 2021, characters observed: Perennial herb, 80-90 cm., supposedly rhizomatous but I never dug any out, glabrous; Leaves, cauline, alternate, sessile, blade 100-110 mm. × 20 mm. wide, runcinate to entire above; Inflorescence, heads, many, showy, >leaves; Involucre, 12 mm. × 3 mm. wide, lower << rest of involucre, thin (tear easily), green, flat, margin, scarious, tips, acute, purple, little tuft of hairs; Ray flowers, tube 1.7 mm. + blade 7.5 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, tips, 5-lobed, blue, fertile; Pappus, many well-developed, fine bristles, 9 mm., a little off-white.
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Date and time this page was prepared: 9/22/2024 4:52:50 PM |