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Laphamia megalocephala

S. Watson

Nevada Rock Daisy

GNRUnranked Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1324617
Element CodePDASTEV010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLaphamia
Synonyms
Perityle megalocephala(S. Wats.) J.F. Macbr.
Concept Reference
Lichter-Marck, I.H. and B.G. Baldwin. 2022. A phylogenetically informed reclassification of the Rock Daisies (Peritylea; Compositae). Systematic Botany 47(3):802-816.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for the narrow treatment of Laphamia megalocephala (=Perityle megalocephala) which excludes L. intricata (=Perityle megalocephala var. intricata) as recognized in Lichter-Marck and Baldwin (2022) and in Yarborough and Powell's FNA treatment (2006, vol. 21) and Kartesz (1999) as Perityle megalocephala. Kartesz (1994) included Perityle megalocephala var. intricata.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
California (6)
AreaForestAcres
Andrews Mtn.Inyo National Forest9,912
Black CanyonInyo National Forest32,421
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
PaiuteInyo National Forest58,712
Soldier CanyonInyo National Forest40,589
TinemahaInyo National Forest27,060
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
References (1)
  1. Lichter-Marck, I.H. and B.G. Baldwin. 2022. A phylogenetically informed reclassification of the Rock Daisies (Peritylea; Compositae). Systematic Botany 47(3):802-816.