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Cut-leaf kittentails - Synthyris pinnatifida
Other Names:
Synthyris dissecta
Native Species
Global Rank:
G4
State Rank:
S4
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General Description
Herbage glabrate to villous. Leaf blades ovate to lanceolate, 1–6 cm long, pinnately divided; leaflets deeply lobed; ultimate segments deltoid. Inflorescence: scape 3–12 cm long, as long or longer than the leaves; bracts ciliate. Flowers: calyx 3–4 mm long; corolla 4–8 mm long, lobes ca. as long as the tube. Capsule 4–6 mm long, puberulent (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).We do not yet have descriptive information on this species. Please try the buttons above to search for information from other sources.
Our plants are variety
canescens Cronquist.
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
WA to MT south to ID, 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: 6
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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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Grove, A.J. 1998. Effects of Douglas fir establishment in southwestern Montana mountain big sagebrush communities. M. Sc.Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 150 p.- Hawkins, P.H. 1903. The alpine flora of Montana. M.Sc. Thesis, Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 24 pp.
- Jones, W. W. 1901. Preliminary flora of Gallatin County. M.S. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State College. 78 pp.
- 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.
- Saunders, J.K. Jr. 1955. Food habits and range use of the Rocky Mountain goat in the Crazy Mountains, Montana. Journal of Wildlife Management 19(4):429-437.
- Saunders, J.K., Jr. 1954. A two-year investigation of the food habits and range use of the Rocky Mountain goat in the Crazy Mountains, Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 22 p.
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