| Xylorhiza cronquistii | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Xylorhiza |
| Species: | X. cronquistii
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylorhiza cronquistii S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood
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| Synonyms | |
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Machaeranthera cronquistii (S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood) Cronquist | |
Xylorhiza cronquistii, common name Cronquist's woody-aster, is a plant species endemic to the Kaiparowits Plateau in Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument in Kane County, Utah at elevations of 1900–2100 m. [1] [2]
Xylorhiza cronquistii is a subshrub up to 30 cm tall. Leaves are narrowly lanceolate, sometimes with small spines along the margins. Flowers are borne in heads containing 13-17 white ray flowers plus some yellow disc flowers. [1] [3]
References
- ^ a b Flora of North America v 20 p 408
- ^ USDA Plants Profile, Xylorhiza cronquistii
- ^ S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood, New taxa of western plants -- In tribute. Brittonia. 33: 294-303, fig. 8. 1981.