Xylorhiza confertifolia
| Henrieville woody-aster | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Xylorhiza |
| Species: | X. confertifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylorhiza confertifolia (Cronquist) T.J. Watson | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Xylorhiza confertifolia, common name Henrieville woody-aster, is a rare endemic plant species known only from Garfield and Kane Counties in southern Utah. The common name for the species refers to the Town of Henrieville, in Garfield County. It grown on barren alkaline slopes and in open pinyon-juniper woodlands at elevations of 1400-2300 m (4650-7700 feet).[3]
Xylorhiza confertifolia is a subshrub up to 20 cm (8 inches) tall. Leaves are very narrow and linear, generally less than 2.5 mm (0.1 inches) across. Flower heads are borne singly, with white ray and yellow disc flowers.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ Flora of North America v 20 p 408.
- ↑ Cronquist, Arthur John. 1963. Two new varieties in Machaeranthera. Leaflets of Western Botany 10(1): 11–13..
- ↑ Watson, Thomas J. Brittonia 29(2): 207. 1977.
- ↑ Cronquist, Arthur John. Intermountain Flora 5: 274. 1994.