Dieteria bigelovii var. commixta
Sida 20: 1394. 2003.
Endemic
Basionym: Machaeranthera commixta Greene Pittonia 4: 71. 1899
Synonyms: Machaeranthera bigelovii var. commixta (Greene) B. L. Turner Machaeranthera canescens var. commixta (Greene) S. L. Welsh
Leaf blades lanceolate to oblanceolate, mid 20–60 × 5–12 mm, margins usually entire, sometimes dentate or serrate, faces glabrous or sparsely puberulent, often sparsely stipitate-glandular. Involucres broadly turbinate, 7–13 mm, widths 1–1.5 times heights. Phyllaries 25–50, 1–2 mm wide (at midpoint), apices acute to acuminate, 2–4 mm. Ray florets 12–30. 2n = 8.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Grasslands, meadows, in subalpine coniferous forests
Elevation: 2400–3400 m
Discussion
Variety commixta is found in and near the southern Wasatch Mountains.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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