Helianthella parryi |
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Parry wood sunflower, Parry's dwarf-sunflower |
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Habit | Plants 20–50 cm. |
Cauline leaves | largest proximal to mid stems; blades usually 5-nerved, oblanceolate or spatulate, faces rough-pubescent. |
Involucres | hemispheric or broader, 15–20 mm diam. |
Ray florets | 8–14; (corollas pale yellow) laminae 25–30 mm. |
Disc corollas | yellow. |
Phyllaries | lanceolate to lance-linear (subequal, margins ciliate). |
Heads | usually borne singly, sometimes 2–3+, ± nodding. |
Cypselae | strongly compressed, narrowly obovate (margins ciliate, faces strigose); pappi of 2 ± subulate scales plus 0–4+ shorter scales. |
Paleae | scarious, relatively soft. |
Helianthella parryi |
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Phenology | Flowering Jul–Aug. |
Habitat | Upper montane forests |
Elevation | 2400–3600 m (7900–11800 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CO; NM
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 115. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ecliptinae > Helianthella |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | A. Gray: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 15: 65. (1864) |
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