Ericameria winwardii is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only on in two adjacent counties in the western United States: Lincoln County in Wyoming and Bear Lake County in Idaho.[2][3]
| Ericameria winwardii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ericameria |
| Species: | E. winwardii
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| Binomial name | |
| Ericameria winwardii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Ericameria winwardii is a branching shrub up to 20 cm (8 inches) tall. Leaves are elliptic or oblanceolate up to 15 mm (0.6 inches) long. It sometimes produces flower heads one at a time, sometimes in groups, each head with 4–9 disc florets but no ray florets.[4]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Ericameria winwardii (Dorn & Delmatier) R.P.Roberts & Urbatsch
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Roberts, Roland P. & Urbatsch, Lowell Edward 2005. Sida 21(3): 1562-1563 information on distribution and results of DNA sequencing
- ^ Flora of North America, Ericameria winwardii (Dorn & Delmatier) R. P. Roberts & Urbatsch
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