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Lepidospartum latisquamum

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Identification
Isotype of Lepidospartum striatum Coville [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet, Isotype of Lepidospartum latisquamum S. Watson [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Lepidospartum latisquamum
  • Lepidospartum striatum

Flora

Entry for Lepidospartum latisquamum S. Watson [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 20,
Names
Lepidospartum latisquamum S. Watson [family COMPOSITAE], Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, 25: 133. 1890
Treatment Author(s)
John L. Strother
Information
Shrubs, 10–250 cm, broomlike. Flowering stems pannose with glabrescent striae. Leaf blades (flowering stems) filiform, 10–40 (× ca. 1) mm. Peduncles 0–5+ mm. Involucres turbinate to cylindric, 6–8 mm. Phyllaries 8–13, lanceolate to ovate, tomentose, glabrescent. Florets 4–6; corollas 7.5–10 mm. Cypselae 5–6.5 mm, 5-nerved, densely pilose; pappi 7–11 mm. 2n = 60.
Phenology
late summer
Altitude range
1400–2500 m;
Distribution
USA Calif.USA Nev.USA Utah.

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