. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. ERIOGONUM CROCATUM n. sp. A. DAVIDSON, M. D. Perennial, 2 dm. high, semi-decumbent from a woody base; leaves numerous, scattered, suborbicular, 2 cm. broad, cm. long, shortly decurrent on the 1 cm. long petiole; whole plant white tomentose, the under surface of the leaf whiter than the upper; flowering stem branching above at right angles to the stem the 3 subtending bracts triangular, acute, 8 mm. long, secondary bracts- similar but smaller; involucres very woolly; pedicels 3 mm. long; pe
. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. ERIOGONUM CROCATUM n. sp. A. DAVIDSON, M. D. Perennial, 2 dm. high, semi-decumbent from a woody base; leaves numerous, scattered, suborbicular, 2 cm. broad, cm. long, shortly decurrent on the 1 cm. long petiole; whole plant white tomentose, the under surface of the leaf whiter than the upper; flowering stem branching above at right angles to the stem the 3 subtending bracts triangular, acute, 8 mm. long, secondary bracts- similar but smaller; involucres very woolly; pedicels 3 mm. long; perianth campanulate, open, upright, its segments lanceolate, 2 mm. long, 1 mm. wide, light yellow with a darker median stripe; pedicels declined in fruit; mature fruit unknown. Abundant and widespread in the rocky grounds west of the Conejo grade, Ventura County. June, 1923. No. 3576, type. Collected by Robert Kessler. In general appearance this plant might easily be mistaken for E. umbel latum Torr., but it differs in the foliage, flowering habit and most markedly in the narrow lanceolate perianth segments. Those in E. umbellatum being conspicuously obovate. PLATE Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif. : The Academy
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