Xylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifolia
Common names: Mojave woody-aster
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 409.
Stems, leaves, and involucres piloso-villous to puberulent, finely stipitate-glandular. Leaf margins piloso-villous. 2n = 12, 24.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–May(–Jun).
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly slopes and flats, often over clay, alkaline, barren areas dominated by creosote bush, sagebrush, shadscale
Elevation: 200–2000 m
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Nev., Utah.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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