Sphaeromeria cana (D.C.Eaton) A.Heller

Gray chickensage (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Sphaeromeria

Characteristics

Subshrubs (flowering twigs dying back each year), (5–)15–60 cm (aromatic). Stems erect, sericeous-canescent. Leaves mostly cauline; blades (linear or linear-oblanceolate, 10–40 mm) entire or pinnately or subpalmately lobed, faces ± sericeous. Heads usually 3–12 in compact, corymbiform cymes (1–3 cm across), sometimes 1–2. Involucres 2.5–4(–6) mm. Phyllaries 10–12, canescent. ( Disc corollas ochroleucous, lobes villous.) Cypselae 1.8–1.9 mm (apices with irregular, thickened rims, faces glabrous or slightly gland-dotted). 2n = 18.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

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Distribution

Sphaeromeria cana world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:250665-1
WFO ID wfo-0000137826
COL ID 6Z8GH
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Synonyms

Sphaeromeria cana