Eriophyllum nubigenum

Eriophyllum nubigenum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Genus:	Eriophyllum
Species:	E. nubigenum
Binomial name
	Eriophyllum nubigenum; Greene ex A.Gray
Synonyms
	Actinolepis nubigena (Greene ex A. Gray) Greene;

Eriophyllum nubigenum, with the common name Yosemite woolly sunflower,^[2] is an uncommon flowering plant in the daisy family. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the Sierra Nevada in and around Yosemite National Park (in Tuolumne County and Mariposa County).^[3]^[2]

Description[]

Eriophyllum nubigenum is an annual herb with a densely woolly stem up to 15 centimeters (6 inches) tall. The oblong leaves are one to two centimeters (0.4-0.8 inches) long, untoothed, and woolly in texture. The inflorescence is a cluster of small golden yellow flower heads with 4-6 one-millimeter-long ray florets surrounding 10–20 disc florets.^[4]

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[1] The Plant List, Eriophyllum nubigenum Greene ex A.Gray

[j-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Calflora taxon report, University of California, Eriophyllum nubigenum A. Gray, Yosemite woolly sunflower

[3] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[4] Flora of North America; Eriophyllum nubigenum Greene ex A. Gray, 1883. Yosemite woolly sunflower

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