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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual, biennial or perennial
General Desc:
Herbaceous annuals or biennials to perennials, to 32 inches tall, stems stout, branching above, herbage wooly, sweet-smelling; leaves alternate, not clasping, bright green above, gray below due to hairs; disc flowers only, outer flowers female.
Identification notes: Bright green, glandular-hairy upper leaf surfaces, lower surface very hairy; flower heads have a whirl of bracts below (involucre) that are in layers, disc flowers only; outer flowers slender and female, inner flowers not slender, perfect, all fertile.
Height:
To 32 inches
Habitat Description: Dry, open habitats, pastures, open woods or edges, roadsides, and open coniferous forests.
Plant Communities:
Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 5500 - 10000 feet
Color:
Yellow
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jul - Oct
Description:
Heads numerous with dense clusters of flowers (glomerules) at branch tips; disc flowers only, outer ones relatively large, slender and female, inner ones not slender, male and female, all fertile; bracts below flowers in 4 to 5 series, yellowish-brown.
Leaf Color:
Bright green, gray green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Alternate, not crowded, lance-like to narrow, 3/4 to 5 inches long, not clasping but extending down the stem, bright green and glandular-hairy, very hairy below, the margins smooth.
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Achenes not ridged but are warty, topped by capillary bristles.
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