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Mt. Hood Pussy-paws - Cistanthe umbellata
Other Names:  Spraguea umbellata

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Native Species

Global Rank: G4G5
State Rank: S4
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Widespread but never (?) common where it occurs. Grows well on disturbed ground, as along trails and edges of parking lots.
 
General Description
Taprooted perennial with a branched caudex, sometimes mat-forming. Stems ascending, 1–7 cm, leafless, 1 per rosette. Leaves all basal, petiolate; the blades oblanceolate to spatulate, 5–20 mm long. Inflorescence hemispheric, umbellate, densely flowered, 1–3 cm across. Flowers: petals 4, white, unequal, 3–5 mm long; sepals 2, sometimes pinkish, orbiculate persistent, scarious, 3–8 mm long, becoming larger in fruit; stamens 3; style exserted (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
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Native
 


Range Comments
In MT from Bitterroot Valley east to Stillwater and Carbon counties; BC to CA, east to UT and WY (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 7

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Habitat
Sandy or gravelly, sparsely vegetated, granitic soil of fellfields, scree slopes; subalpine to alpine, rarely lower (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.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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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. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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