Wyethia amplexicaulis

(Nuttall) Nuttall

Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 352. 1840.

IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Espeletia amplexicaulis Nuttall J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 38. 1834
Synonyms: Wyethia amplexicaulis subsp. major Piper Wyethia amplexicaulis subsp. subresinosa Piper Wyethia lanceolata
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 102. Mentioned on page 101, 103, 104.
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Plants 25–50(–100) cm. Basal leaves: blades (green, shining) lance-elliptic or oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, 15–30(–40+) cm, margins usually entire, sometimes denticulate or dentate, not ciliate, faces glabrous (gland-dotted, vernicose); cauline leaves similar, smaller distally (distalmost sessile, usually ± clasping). Heads usually 2–8 in ± corymbiform to racemiform arrays, sometimes borne singly. Involucres hemispheric to turbinate, 15–30 mm diam. Phyllaries 18–36+, subequal or unequal, herbaceous (at least outer), margins not ciliate, faces glabrous; outer 18–32 mm (surpassing inner). Ray florets 8–21(–25); laminae 25–60 mm. Cypselae 8–9 mm, glabrous. 2n = 38.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Wet to dry, open sites, meadows, sagebrush scrub, yellow-pine forests
Elevation: 400–3000 m

Distribution

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Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo.

Discussion

Wyethia amplexicaulis introgressively hybridizes with W. arizonica (producing plants called W. ×magna A. Nelson ex W. A. Weber) across a broad area of central and southern Colorado. Habit of the hybrid is typical of W. amplexicaulis; the indument resembles that of W. arizonica in varying degrees. Occasionally, W. amplexicaulis hybridizes with but does not introgress with W. helianthoides.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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William A. Weber +
(Nuttall) Nuttall +
Espeletia amplexicaulis +
Colo. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +, Utah +, Wash. +  and Wyo. +
400–3000 m +
Wet to dry, open sites, meadows, sagebrush scrub, yellow-pine forests +
Flowering May–Jul. +
Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Wyethia amplexicaulis subsp. major +, Wyethia amplexicaulis subsp. subresinosa +  and Wyethia lanceolata +
Wyethia amplexicaulis +
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