Table 1 in A new species of Encelia (Compositae, Heliantheae, Enceliinae) from the southern Baja California Peninsula

Table 1. Comparison of morphological traits of Encelia balandra with other Encelia of southern Baja California. (data from: Blake 1913, Shreve and Wiggins 1964, Wiggins 1980 and Clark 1998). Character/ TaxonEncelia balandraEncelia conspersaEncelia farinosa var. radiansEncelia farinosa var. phenicodontaEncelia palmeriSize (cm)<60 cm tall<120 cm tall<170 cm tall<170 cm tall<120 cm tallGrowth habitSuffruticose perennialSuffruticose perennialWoody shrubWoody shrubSuffruticose perennialReceptacle dimensions (height × diameter [mm])4-6 × 13-154-5 × 10-122 × 3-42 × 3-48-10 × 10-20LeafTextureStrigoseHispid to pubescent, canescentGlabrateSilvery tomentoseHispid canescentTrichome length (mm)11-<1<1Lamina shapeOvate lanceolateObovateLanceolate to ovateLanceolate to ovateBroadly ovateLamina size (length × width [cm])3 × 1.53.5 × 2.58 × 47 × 43.5-4 × 3.5MarginCrenate and lobateEntireDentate and undulateEntire and undulateSparsely dentatePetiole length (mm)2-34-1010-4010-403-10Peduncle length (cm)20-258-1215-2515-256-8Capitulum positionTerminalTerminal and axillaryTerminalTerminalTerminal and axillaryCapitula numberSolitary1(2)5-105-102-5Phyllary shapeLanceolate to ovate-lanceolateLinear lanceolate to narrowly ovateLanceolate (outer) to ovate-lanceolate (inner)Lanceolate (outer) to ovate-lanceolate (inner)Linear to lanceolateRay floret number10-1212-1411-1811-1814-16(-18)Ray floret dimensions (length × width [mm])10 × 67-10 × 67-11 × 67-11 × 68-10 × 6CypselaShapeObovoidLinear-lanceolateObovate and emarginateObovate and emarginateObovateDimensions (length × width [mm])5 × 43 × <14.5 × 14.5 × 14.5 × 1TextureFaces glabrous when mature on margin and sides.Villous marginally, faces pubescentMargins villous with silky hairsMargins villous with silky hairsVillous marginally and sparsely on faces