Wyethia amplexicaulis |
Wyethia mollis |
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northern mule's ears |
woolly mule's ears |
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Habit | Plants glabrous. | Plants tomentose, denser below heads and at bases. |
Stems | erect; (15)30–62 cm, with sessile glands. |
erect, 30–72 cm. |
Basal leaves | elliptic to oblanceolate, rarely lanceolate; (18)22–46 × 3.6–12 cm, tapering to both ends; margins entire to remotely toothed; surfaces glabrous, often shiny with resin; petioles 0–16 cm. |
ovate-lanceolate to obovate-oblanceolate, 18–32.5 × 5.5–15.3 cm, sometimes ± decurrent; margins entire; surfaces tomentose, becoming glabrate; petioles 10.5–19 cm. |
Cauline leaves | blades lanceolate to elliptic, 7–21 × 1.8–6 cm; margins entire, sessile. |
ovate-lanceolate to obovate-oblanceolate, 5–21 × 2–7.5 cm; petioles 0.5–8.6 cm. |
Inflorescences | terminal heads 1; larger; axillary heads 2–5; smaller; peduncles 0.2–7.5 cm. |
terminal heads 1; larger; axillary heads 0–3, sometimes reduced; peduncles 1.9–5 cm. |
Involucres | terminal 20–35 × 20–25 mm; axillary 12–21 × 11–20 mm. |
terminal 17–30 × 10–20 mm; axillary 15–25 × 10–15 mm. |
Ray florets | larger heads 11–21; smaller heads 7–15, yellow; rays 22–44 × 5–13 mm. |
larger heads 8–13; smaller heads 7–10, yellow; rays 20–35 × 6–9 mm. |
Disc florets | 9–11 mm. |
~9 mm. |
Phyllaries | ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, 16–30 × 4–12 mm; surfaces glabrous, not ciliate. |
ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, 17–34 × 5–10 mm; surfaces tomentose, not ciliate. |
Fruits | 7–8 × 1.3 mm, glabrous; pappus scales ovate, 1–2 mm; crowns 0.5–1 mm. |
9–12 × 1.5–2 mm, loosely villous; pappus scales subulate, 1–3, 2–3 mm, ciliate; crowns 0.3–1 mm. |
Paleae | 15–18 mm. |
15–18 mm. |
Wyethia amplexicaulis |
Wyethia mollis |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Dry, open areas. Flowering May–Jul. 100–2300 m. BR, BW, Col, Owy. ID, NV, WA; southeast to CO. Native. Wyethia amplexicaulis generally grows in drier areas than does W. helianthoides, but the two species form the hybrid W. × cusickii where they meet. “Amplexicaulis” refers to the cauline leaves, which are generally sessile and more or less clasp the stem. |
Grassy areas. Flowering Jun–Aug. 1300–2000 m. BR, ECas. CA, NV. Native. “Mollis” means soft, in reference to the hairs. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 368 Abigail (Abby) Moore |
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 369 Abigail (Abby) Moore |
Sibling taxa | ||
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