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American Saw-wort - Saussurea americana
Native Species
Global Rank:
G5
State Rank:
SNR
C-value:
6
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General Description
Stems erect, simple, 40–100 cm. Herbage loosely tomentose to glabrate. Leaf blades lanceolate to ovate, serrate, 4–12 cm long. Involucres 10–15 mm high; phyllaries ovate to lanceolate, strongly imbricate in ca. 5 series, villous, tomentose and purple on the margins. Disk flowers 8 to 21; corollas 10–13 mm long. Achenes 4–6 mm long (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
AK south to CA, ID and MT (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 16
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Relative Density
Recency
(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)
Habitat
Moist soil of tall herb meadows, open forests, avalanche slopes; montane, lower subalpine (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Stewardship Responsibility
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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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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