Rigiopappus leptocladus A.Gray

Wireweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Rigiopappus

Characteristics

Leaf blades mostly 9–30+ × 1–2(–5+) mm. Peduncles often wiry, ± hirsutulous to pilosulous near heads. Involucres 4–7+ mm. Ray corollas: tubes 1.5–2+ mm, laminae narrowly elliptic, 0.3–1 mm. Disc corollas: tubes 0.2–0.4 mm, throats 1–1.5 mm, lobes 0.1–0.3 mm. Cypselae 4–5 mm; pappi 1–4+ mm or much reduced (rays). 2n = 18.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Images

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Distribution

Rigiopappus leptocladus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:241498-1
WFO ID wfo-0000014201
COL ID 78WQC
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Synonyms

Rigiopappus leptocladus Rigiopappus leptocladus var. leptocladus Rigiopappus longiaristatus