Golden-Yarrow
Asteraceae
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Protologue: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 25 (1883)
Pronunciation: E-ri-o-phy´l-lum con-fer-ti-flò-rum
Etymology: Gr. erion, "wool," and phyllon, "leaf" + with crowded flowers
Note: Two varieties in California. Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum is in San Diego County
[Key to varieties, after Jepson eFlora treatment]
Heads 10–30+; peduncle 0–1(2) cm; involucre 3–5 mm diam; disk corolla 2–3 mm ..... var. confertiflorum Heads 3–10; peduncle 0.5–2.5(9) cm; involucre 5–7 mm diam; disk corolla 3.5–4 mm ..... var. tanacetiflorum |
Jepson eFlora Treatment
SD County Synoptic Voucher
Distribution:
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.
Inflorescence is a corymb of heads. Leaves are pinnately divided.
Stem surface and abaxial leaf surface are white-tomentose-lanate.
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