Xylorhiza cronquistii

Kaiparowits woody-aster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Xylorhiza
Species: X. cronquistii
Binomial name
Xylorhiza cronquistii
S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood
Synonyms

Machaeranthera cronquistii (S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood) Cronquist

Xylorhiza cronquistii, common name Kaiparowits 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

  1. 1.0 1.1 Flora of North America v 20 p 408
  2. USDA Plants Profile, Xylorhiza cronquistii
  3. S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood, New taxa of western plants -- In tribute. Brittonia. 33: 294-303, fig. 8. 1981.