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Woolly Goldenweed - Stenotus lanuginosus
Other Names:
Haplopappus lanuginosus
Native Species
Global Rank:
G5
State Rank:
S4
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General Description
Mat-forming. Stems simple, ascending to erect, subscapose, 4–30 cm, villous to tomentose, glandular. Leaf blades linear to oblanceolate 1–5 cm long, sparsely villous to tomentose. Involucres 7–15 mm high; phyllaries lanceolate, green, ciliate, glandular. Rays 9 to 17; ligules 6–14 mm long. Disk corollas 5–7 mm long, sericeous. Achenes 2–5 mm long (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Diagnostic Characteristics
Montana material has generally been assigned to variety andersonii, though some specimens are intermediate to the typical variety and have stems that are lanate and eglandular (Morse 2006).
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
WA, MT, ID, CA, NV (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 61
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Recency
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Habitat
Stony soil of sagebrush steppe, grasslands, fellfields, coniferous woodlands; montane to alpine (
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.
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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.- Quire, R.L. 2013. The sagebrush steppe of Montana and southeastern Idaho shows evidence of high native plant diversity, stability, and resistance to the detrimental effects of nonnative plant species. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 124 p.
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