Hulsea vestita A.Gray

Pumice alpinegold (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Hulsea

Characteristics

Perennials, 5–100 cm. Stems 3–10, lanate to woolly. Leaves mostly basal; blades gray to grayish green, spatulate, 1–9 cm, margins entire or undulate, dentate, or lobed, faces densely lanate to woolly; distal cauline leaves mostly lanceolate to linear, gradually reduced or none. Heads 1–3. Involucres obconic to hemispheric, 8–18 mm diam. Phyllaries 7–12 mm, outer oblong-lanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, apices acuminate to acute. Ray florets 9–32; corolla tubes glabrous, laminae yellow to reddish orange, 6–18 mm. Disc corollas yellow to orange. Cypselae 5–10 mm; pappus scales equal to subequal, 1–2 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Images

Flower

Hulsea vestita flower picture by sophie v (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hulsea vestita world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30045969-2
WFO ID wfo-0000031239
COL ID 3MT68
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hulsea vestita Hulsea vestita var. vestita

Lower taxons

Hulsea vestita subsp. vestita Hulsea vestita subsp. callicarpha Hulsea vestita subsp. pygmaea Hulsea vestita subsp. inyoensis Hulsea vestita subsp. parryi