Helianthus inexpectatus D.J.Keil & Elvin

, Aliso 28: 60 (59-62; fig. 1) (2010).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60454372-2
Publication
Aliso. a series of papers on the native plants of California. [Title originally El Aliso]
Collation
28: 60 (59-62; fig. 1)
Date of Publication
21 May 2010
Family as entered in IPNI
Asteraceae

Type Information

Collector Team
A. Parikh & N. Gale s.n.
Locality
Western Transverse Range, Newhall Ranch ... 0.75 mi SW of Castaic Junction, above confluence of Castaic Creek with Santa Clara River, alt. 305 m
Collection Date
Sep 2002
Type Herbaria
holotype UCR
isotype RSA
Latitude
34° N
Longitude
118° W
Distribution Of Types
Los Angeles County (California, Southwestern U.S.A., Northern America)

Remarks

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the unexpected discovery of this new species, its unexpected status as a tetraploid, and its unexpected apparant lack of a close releationship to H. californicus.