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Stenotus lanuginosus

woolly goldenweed
Habit Densely tufted herbaceous perennial from fibrous roots, the stems 6-24 cm. tall; herbage usually white-woolly.
Leaves

Leaves alternate, oblanceolate, erect, entire, soft, 3-10 cm. long and 2-7 mm. wide, crowded at the ends of numerous, short branches.
Flowers

Flowering stems numerous, each with a single head;

involucre 6-12 mm. high, its bracts nearly equal;

rays 7-20, yellow, 8-12 mm. long;

disk flowers yellow;

pappus of capillary bristles.
Fruits

Achene elongate.

Stenotus lanuginosus
Flowering time May-July
Habitat Open, dry, often rocky places, from sagebrush desert to ponderosa pine forest openings at middle elevations in the mountains.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho, Montana, and Nevada.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Subordinate taxa
S. lanuginosus var. lanuginosus
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