Luina serpentina Cronquist

Creeping silverback (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Luina

Characteristics

Stems sprawling to erect. Leaves petiolate; blades lanceolate, 50–120 × 6–20 mm, abaxially lanate, adaxially loosely tomentose. Peduncles 15–35 mm. Phyllaries 10–14, linear, 9–10 mm. Florets 13–26; corollas yellow, 11–12 mm. Cypselae 5–6 mm, 12–15-nerved, glabrous; pappi of ca. 125 bristles 10–11 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Images

Luina serpentina unspecified picture

Distribution

Luina serpentina world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:144513-2
WFO ID wfo-0000044993
COL ID 3WDRD
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Synonyms

Luina serpentina