Stenotus lanuginosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names woolly mock goldenweed[1] and woolly stenotus.
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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: | Stenotus |
| Species: | S. lanuginosus
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Haplopappus lanuginosus | |
Distribution
editThe plant is endemic to the western United States, especially the Great Basin region of the inland Pacific Northwest, northeastern California, and northern Nevada. It grows in cold, dry regions such as sagebrush plateau and high mountain slopes in subalpine and alpine climates.
Description
editStenotus lanuginosus is a perennial herb usually forming a compact tuft of herbage with a fibrous root system. The leaves are linear to widely lance-shaped leaves and measure up to 10 centimeters long. They are coated in white woolly fibers and are generally glandular.
The inflorescence is a solitary flower head with woolly or hairy green phyllaries. The flower head contains yellow disc florets and several yellow ray florets, each about a centimeter long.
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Stenotus lanuginosus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
External links
edit- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Flora of North America
- Washington Burke Museum
- Photo gallery
Media related to Stenotus lanuginosus at Wikimedia Commons
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