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Hairy Bugseed - Corispermum villosum
Other Names:  Corispermum orientale [misapplied]

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Global Rank: G4?
State Rank: SNR
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General Description
Annual herbs; foliage sparsely stellate-hairy or becoming glabrous. Stems erect, branched, 10–40 cm. Leaves linear, 1–3 cm long. Inflorescence with bracts narrowly ovate, 5–15 mm long, as wide or wider than the fruit. Fruit ovate, 2–3 mm long, not wing-margined (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX; Mosyakin 2003 in Fl. N. Amer. Vol. 4).

Diagnostic Characteristics
Annual herbs; foliage sparsely stellate-hairy or becoming glabrous. The wings of the fruit lack margins, or if present, are 0.3 mm or less wide. In contrast, the wings on the fruits of Corispermum americanum are prominent (Mosyakin 2003 in Fl. N. Amer. Vol. 4).

Range Comments
In MT in Gallatin, Judith Basin, and Hill counties; AB to QC south to OR, CO, MO (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

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.
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    • 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.
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