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TYPE: MEXICO. JALISCO: Mpio. La Huerta, Rancho Cuixmala, 

 Gargollo farm, on E side of Cerro de la Alborada. "Tropical deciduous 

 Forest on slopes of Cerro de la Alborada, following the water main which 

 reaches main Cuixmala entrance road. Uncommon perennial, apparently 

 flowering first year from seed; uncommon on rocky slope along pipeline 

 trail in partial shade. Flowers yellow." Elevation "below 50 m." 4 Nov 

 1991, Emily J. Lott 4135 (HOLOTYPE: TEX; ISOTYPES: UCR). 



This taxon is apparently closely related to the more southern W. 

 iners, with which it is compared to in the above diagnosis, and which I 

 identified it as, upon receipt of type material. While Emily thought the 

 species to be a perennial in its first year of growth, the specimen appears 

 to be an annual, much as she noted. At least I know of no other perennials 

 of a similar nature from the area concerned. 



It is a pleasure to name this striking plant for my friend of many 

 years; she has a long history of field work in both Texas and Mexico. 

 Emily currently resides in Austin, Texas with her family. 



WEDELIA GENTRYI B. L. Turner, Phytologia 66: 500. 1989. 



Chi, and n Sin, pine-oak woodlands, 1800-2300 m; Jul-Sep. 



Much-resembling W. greenmanii but readily distinguished by its 

 roughly hispid hairs on the lower leaf surfaces, stems and involucres, the 

 hairs spreading or ascending (vs minutely strigose and closely appressed 

 throughout in W. greenmanii). 



Strother (1991) submerged this taxon in his concept of W. greenmanii, 

 this refuted by Turner ( 1 992a,b). 



WEDELIA GONZALEZIARUM B. L. Turner, Phytologia 65: 349. 

 1988. 



Known only from se Dur (Mpio. Mezquital), pine-oak forests, ca 

 2400 m; Oct-Nov. 



