Oreostemma elatum
Pittonia 4: 224. 1900.
Common names: Plumas mountaincrown
Basionym: Oreastrum elatum Greene Pittonia 3: 147. 1896
Synonyms: Aster elatus (Greene) Cronquist
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 361.
Revision as of 18:44, 24 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Plants 35–70 cm; stems, leaves, and phyllaries glabrous, eglandular. Leaf blades oblanceolate. Phyllaries 3-nerved (nerves separating phyllary into 4 longitudinal bands), strongly indurate-stramineous proximally; outer 1.5–2 mm wide proximally.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Bogs, marshy areas, wet meadows
Elevation: 1000–1500 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Oreostemma elatum is known only from north-central Plumas County and perhaps adjacent Lassen County.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.