Bahiopsis parishii

Bahiopsis parishii known commonly as Parish goldeneye or shrubby goldeneye, is a North American species of flowering shrubs in the family Asteraceae.

Bahiopsis parishii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bahiopsis
Species:
B. parishii
Binomial name
Bahiopsis parishii
(Greene) E.E.Schill. & Panero[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Viguiera deltoidea var. parishii (Greene) Vasey & Rose
  • Viguiera parishii Greene

It is native to the southwestern United States, (southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and southwestern New Mexico), as well as adjacent parts of northwest Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Sonora).[3][4][5][6]

Description

Bahiopsis parishii grows to 2 feet tall, with bright yellow flowers. It is a plant of desert areas, usually associated with creosote bush, and ranges from sea level to 5,000 ft (1,500 m) in elevation. It blooms after periods of rain, both in spring and in fall, or after the monsoon season in Arizona.[4]

Etymology

The species name honors either of two brothers, Samuel Bonsall Parish (1838–1928) and William Fletcher Parish (1840–1918), both active botanists in southern California. It is closely related to Bahiopsis deltoidea and is sometimes considered a variety of that species.

References
  1. "Bahiopsis parishii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  2. "Bahiopsis parishii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Bahiopsis parishii
  5. Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
  6. Calflora taxon report, Bahiopsis parishii (Greene) E. E. Schilling & Panero, Parish viguiera


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