Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina A.Gray

Alpine dustymaiden (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Chaenactis > Chaenactis douglasii

Characteristics

Perennials, mostly (2–)5–10(–20) cm (cespitose to ± matted). Stems (1–)10–25+. Leaves strictly basal, to (1–)2–6 cm, indument persistent or glabrate. Heads 1(–2) per stem. Phyllaries: longest 9–12 mm; outer ± stipitate-glandular (rarely eglandular) and, often, arachnoid to lanuginose. 2n = 12.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.1
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 70
Germination temperacture (C°) 3
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Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Distribution

Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:274368-2
WFO ID wfo-0000098889
COL ID 7LGGC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Chaenactis minuscula Chaenactis rubella Chaenactis alpina Chaenactis leucopsis Chaenactis alpina var. rubella Chaenactis alpina var. alpina Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina Chaenactis alpina var. leucopsis Chaenactis alpina subsp. alpina Chaenactis panamintensis