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Aletes humilis

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Aletes humilis

Imperiled  (NatureServe)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Aletes
Species:
A. humilis
Binomial name
Aletes humilis

Aletes humilis is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common names Colorado aletes and Larimer aletes. It is native to Colorado in the United States; it is also known from Wyoming, but there are no recent collections there.[1]

As of December 2022, Plants of the World Online regarded Aletes as a synonym of Cymopterus,[2] but did not provide a name in that genus for Aletes humilis, stating only that the name is a synonym.[3]

This plant forms a mound or cushion up to 10 centimeters tall by 20 wide. The thick, leathery, bright green leaves have toothed edges.[1][4] The leaves have a celery-like or "soapy" scent.[5] The short inflorescence has yellow flowers.

This plant grows in cracks and crevices on rock outcrops and cliffs. The habitat is dry.[4] The vegetation is a sparse mix of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Other plants in the habitat include quaking aspen, fivepetal cliffbush kinnikinnick, common juniper, wax currant, littleflower alumroot, bigflower cinquefoil, mountain muhly, and needle and thread grass.[5]

This species was first discovered in Larimer County, Colorado, in the 1890s.[5] Today there are about 39 known occurrences.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Aletes humilis.[permanent dead link] The Nature Conservancy.
  2. ^ "Aletes J.M.Coult. & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. ^ "Aletes humilis J.M.Coult. & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  4. ^ a b Aletes humilis. Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.
  5. ^ a b c Moore, L. and S. Friedley. Aletes humilis Coult. & Rose (Colorado aletes): A Technical Conservation Assessment. Prepared for the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, Species Conservation Project. September 24, 2004.
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