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Dusty-maiden - Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

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Global Rank: G5T5
State Rank: S4
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General Description
Biennial to perennial herbs. Stems ascending to erect, 1–50 cm. Herbage tomentose, less so with age, sometimes glandular above. Leaves basal and cauline, petiolate; blades oblong, 1–8 cm long, twice pinnately dissected into small oblong lobes. Heads discoid, 1 to several in corymbose arrays; peduncles 1–8 cm long. Involucres campanulate 8–15 mm high; phyllaries linear-lanceolate, green, 10 to 25, puberulent to tomentose, glandular. Disk flowers perfect, white; corolla 5–7 mm long, the throat longer than the tube; style branches elongate; appendages inconspicuous. Pappus of 4 to 20 hyaline oblong scales (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

We also have variety alpina Gray.

Range Comments
BC, ND south to CA, AZ, NM and SD (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 19

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References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Culver, D.R. 1994. Floristic analysis of the Centennial Region, Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman. 199 pp.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
    • Seipel, T.F. 2006. Plant species diversity in the sagebrush steppe of Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 87 p.
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