Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii
Phytologia 74: 312. 1993.
Common names: Anderson’s mountaincrown
Endemic
Basionym: Erigeron andersonii A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 540. 1865
Synonyms: Aster alpigenus var. andersonii (A. Gray) M. Peck Oreostemma alpigenum subsp. andersonii (A. Gray) Semple
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 360.
Plants (4–)8–40(–70) cm. Basal leaf blades linear-oblanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, (30–)80–120(–350) × (1–)2–6(–9) mm, apices acute. Cypselae strigillose. 2n = 18, 36.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Bogs (sometimes with Darlingtonia), marshes, moist to wet meadows, lake edges, pine woods, alpine tundra
Elevation: (1200–)1500–3300(–3700) m
Distribution
Calif., Nev., Oreg.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.