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Experimental hybridizations of Eriophyllum annuals (Asteraceae, Helenieae)¹

Biology Department, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 95053 USA

Seven of the eight annual species of Eriophyllum, a western North American genus, were studied in greenhouse and garden. Eriophyllum congdonii and E. nubigenum proved to be self-compatible; E. ambiguum, E. multicaule, E. pringlei, and E. wallacei were self-incompatible; E. lanosum was not studied. All combinations of artificial hybridizations were attempted except E. congdonii x E. lanosum. Among the species with n = 7, fertile hybrids came from E. congdonii x E. nubigenum and sterile hybrids from E. ambiguum var. ambiguum x E. pringlei, E. ambiguum var. paleaceum x E. congdonii, E. multicaule, E. nubigenum, and E. pringlei, as well as E. multicaule x E. congdonii and E. multicaule x E. pringlei. The other homoploid combinations failed, as did heteroploid combinations involving the annual species with n = 7 and either E. wallacei (n = 5) or E. lanosum (n = 4). Sterile hybrids were generated in crosses of E. congdonii to the perennial E. lanatum (x = 8).

Key Words: Asteraceae • Eriophyllum • experimental hybridizations • Helenieae