Delwiensia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: |
Delwiensia W.A.Weber & R.C.Wittmann |
Species: | D. pattersonii
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Binomial name | |
Delwiensia pattersonii (A.Gray) W.A.Weber & R.C.Wittmann
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Delwiensia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. The only species is Delwiensia pattersonii, [2] also known as Patterson sagewort or Patterson's wormwood, and formerly Artemisia pattersonii. The species is found in Western Central USA, [2] growing in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. [3] [4]
Delwiensia pattersonii is a mildly aromatic perennial up to 20 cm (8 inches) tall. Leaves are gray-green with fine, silky hairs. Heads are usually borne one at a time but sometimes more, generally nodding (hanging), yellow tinged with red. The species grows in alpine meadows at high elevations over 3500 meters (11,500 feet). [5]