Stephanomeria parryi A.Gray

Parry's wirelettuce (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Stephanomeria

Characteristics

Perennials, 10–30 cm (rhizomes stout). Stems 1–3, branches ascending, glabrous. Leaves green (at least cauline) at flowering; blades linear to lanceolate, shallowly runcinate, 2–6 cm (relatively thick and firm), margins pinnately lobed (thickened, usually minutely, sharply spinose, faces glabrous) . Heads borne singly along branches. Peduncles 2–10 mm (bracteate). Calyculi of (6–8) appressed bractlets (unequal, lengths to 1/2 phyllaries). Involucres 10–14 mm. Florets (8–)10–13. Cypselae tan, 4.5–6 mm, (ribs well developed) faces slightly bumpy, grooved; pappi of 10–15, tan bristles (connate in groups of 2–4, bases persistent), plumose on distal 80%. 2n = 32.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Distribution

Stephanomeria parryi world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:245100-2
WFO ID wfo-0000138209
COL ID 6ZPL3
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Stephanomeria parryi Ptiloria parryi