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Hulsea nana

dwarf alpinegold, dwarf hulsea
Habit Perennial from a taproot and branching base, up to 1.2 dm. tall, the several leafless flowering stems lax.
Leaves

Leaves clustered toward the bottom of the flowering stems, succulent, densely glandular, oblanceolate, coarsely toothed or lobed, up to about 6 cm. long.
Flowers

Heads solitary, the disk 1.5-3 cm. wide;

involucre 10-15 mm. high, finely glandular, the bracts lance-oblong, up to 4 mm. wide;

rays about 21, 7-15 mm. long, yellow and pistillate;

disk flowers yellow and perfect;

pappus of several translucent scales, attached in a ring at the base, lacerate, about 2 mm. long.
Fruits

Achenes linear, hairy, about 1 cm. long.

Hulsea nana
Flowering time July-September
Habitat Generally around volcanic mountains above timberline.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington from Mount Rainier south; central Washington to California (not in northeastern Oregon).
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Origin Native
Conservation status Review Group 1 in Washington (WANHP)
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Unless otherwise noted, all data comes from the University of Washington's Burke Herbarium.



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