''Stylocline psilocarphoides'' is a species of flowering plant in the family
Asteraceae known by the common names baretwig neststraw
and Peck's neststraw. It is native to the western United States from
Idaho to southeastern
California, where it grows in deserts and other dry, sandy, gravelly habitat. It is a small annual herb growing at ground level with stems measuring 1 to 18 centimeters in length. It is woolly or felt-like in texture with a coating of white hairs. The pointed leaves are up to 1.8 centimeters long and alternately arranged. The
inflorescence bears oval
flower heads
A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ...
no more than half a centimeter in diameter. The head generally has no
phyllaries, or has small ones that fall away early. It is a hardened ball of several woolly white flowers.
References
External links
Calflora: ''Stylocline psilocarphoides''Jepson Manual TreatmentFlora of North AmericaUC CalPhotos gallery
psilocarphoides
Flora of the California desert regions
Flora of the Great Basin
Flora of Idaho
Flora of Nevada
Flora of Oregon
Flora of Utah
Endemic flora of the United States
Natural history of the Mojave Desert
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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