Tauschia howellii |
Tauschia stricklandii |
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Howell's tauschia, Howell's umbrellawort |
Strickland's tauschia, Strickland's umbrellawort |
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Habit | Plants short-caulescent or appearing acaulescent, 5–10 cm, glabrous. | Plants acaulescent, 5–20 cm, glabrous. |
Leaves | blades pinnate or ternate, 1.5–3 cm; leaflets 0.5–1.5 cm; margins serrate; petioles 1–3 cm. |
blades pinnate or ternate, 3–10 cm; leaflets 1–3 cm; margins entire; petioles 2–15 cm. |
Inflorescences | peduncles 0.5–2 cm; rays 3–5, 0.5–1.6 cm, unequal; involucel bractlets 2–5; leaf-like, 8–20 mm; margins serrate; pedicels 0.5–4 mm. |
peduncles 5–20 cm; rays 1–6, 0.4–1.5 cm, unequal to subequal; involucel bractlets 2–5, not leaf-like, linear, 1–2 mm; margins entire; pedicels 0.5–3 mm. |
Flowers | sepals prominent. |
sepals minute. |
Fruits | oblong, 2–4 mm. |
ellipsoid to subglobose, 2–3 mm. |
Tauschia howellii |
Tauschia stricklandii |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Dry slopes, conifer forests. Flowering Jun–Jul. 2000–2300 m. Sisk. CA. Native. |
Meadows. Flowering May–Aug. 800–1100 m. Casc. WA. Native. In Oregon, this species is currently known only from a relatively narrow geographic region in eastern Multnomah County. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 138 Stephen Meyers |
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 138 Stephen Meyers |
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