Xylorhiza cronquistii
Kaiparowits woody-aster | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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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[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
Categories:
- Astereae
- Flora of Utah
- Flora of the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region
- Endemic flora of the United States
- Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument