Baileya (plant)
| Desert marigolds | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Baileya multiradiata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Helenieae |
| Genus: | Baileya Harvey & A.Gray ex Torrey, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Baileya multiradiata Harvey & A.Gray ex Torrey, 1848 | |
Baileya (the desert marigolds) is a genus of plants in the aster family Asteraceae. All are native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico.[1][2][3]
They are typically annual, though B. multiradiata may be perennial. The leaves, which may range from being entire to deeply lobed, mostly occur in a basal cluster. From this arises several flower stems, up to 18 inches (50 cm) in height, usually carrying a single yellow radiate flower each, although B. pauciradiata may have 2-3 flowers on a stem.[4]
Desert marigolds typically have their main bloom in the spring, extending through July. Summer thunderstorms may enable a second bloom in October and even into November.[5]
Baileya species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia miniana (which feeds exclusively on the genus) and Schinia pallicincta (which feeds exclusively on B. pauciradiata).
The genus is named after US microscopist and West Point professor Jacob Whitman Bailey (1811–1857), known for his studies of diatoms .[4]
- Baileya multiradiata Harv. & A.Gray ex Torr. - California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, southwestern Utah, western Texas, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Aguascalientes
- Baileya pauciradiata A.Gray - southeastern California, western Arizona, southwestern Utah, Sonora, Baja California
- Baileya pleniradiata Harv. & A. Gray - California, southern Nevada, Arizona, southwestern Utah, Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California
References
- ↑ Emory, William Hemsley. 1848. Notes of a military reconnoissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila rivers 144
- ↑ Tropicos, Baileya Harv. & A. Gray ex Torr.
- ↑ Tropicos, Baileya Harv. & A. Gray ex Torr.
- 1 2 Flora of North America, Baileya Harvey & A. Gray ex Torrey in W. H. Emory
- ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment
- ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ The Plant List, search for Baileya
- ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
- ↑ Turner, B. L. 2013. The comps of Mexico. A systematic account of the family Asteraceae (chapter 11: tribe Helenieae). Phytologia Mem. 16: 1–100