Xylorhiza cronquistii
| Kaiparowits woody-aster | |
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| Species: | X. cronquistii
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| Xylorhiza cronquistii S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood
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Machaeranthera cronquistii (S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood) Cronquist | |
Xylorhiza cronquistii, common name Cronquist's woody-aster, is a plant species endemic to the Kaiparowits Plateau in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Kane County, Utah at elevations of 1900-2100 m.[1][2]
Xylorhiza cronquistii is a subshrub up to 30 cm tall. Leaves are narrowly lanceolate, sometimes with small spines along the margins. Flowers are borne in heads containing 13-17 white ray flowers plus some yellow disc flowers.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Flora of North America v 20 p 408
- ^ USDA Plants Profile, Xylorhiza cronquistii
- ^ S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood, New taxa of western plants -- In tribute. Brittonia. 33: 294-303, fig. 8. 1981.