Chaenactis douglasii |
Chaenactis alpigena |
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hoary chaenactis, hoary false-yarrow |
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Habit | Biennial or perennial tap-rooted herb, 1-6 dm. tall, loosely white-woolly throughout. | |
Leaves | Leaves 2-12 cm. long, 1-3 times pinnatifid, the somewhat thick segments curled, the upper leaves less dissected than the tufted lower ones. |
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Flowers | Heads several in a flat-topped inflorescence, rayless; involucre 7-16 mm. high, glandular, the bracts narrow and sub-equal; flowers white to pink; pappus of 10-16 hyaline scales; receptacle naked. |
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Chaenactis douglasii |
Chaenactis alpigena |
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Flowering time | May-September | |
Habitat | Sagebrush desert flats and slopes, ponderosa pine forest openings, and meadows near the subalpine. | |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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