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Alpine Dusty-maiden - Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina
Other Names:  Chaenactis alpina

Native Species

Global Rank: G5T5
State Rank: S4
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General Description
Similar to the typical variety but the plants perennial (v. annual or biennial), the caudex well-developed and often branching, and stemless or nearly so (excluding the inflorescence stalk) (adopted from Welsh et al., 1993, A Utah Flora).

Range Comments
ID and MT south to OR and CA, east to CO (Kartesz 2009).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 8

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References
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    • Aho, Ken Andrew. 2006. Alpine and Cliff Ecosystems in the North-Central Rocky Mountains. Ph.D. Dissertation. Bozeman, Montana: Montana State University. 343 p.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
    • 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.
    • Martin, S.A. 1985. Ecology of the Rock Creek bighorn sheep herd, Beartooth Mountains, Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 152 p.
    • Nunlist, E.A. 2020. Grizzly bears and humans at two moth aggregation sites in Wyoming. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 110 p.
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