Pyrrocoma crocea var. crocea
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 417.
Plants 30–60(–80) cm, usually robust. Stems erect. Basal leaves 100–450 × 20–60 mm. Heads usually borne singly, sometimes 2–3. Involucres 15–20 × 20–60 mm. Ray corollas 13–30 mm. 2n = 12, 24.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Moist, alkaline meadows, openings in pine forest
Elevation: 1900–2800 m
Distribution
Colo., N.Mex., Utah, Wyo.
Discussion
Variety crocea has the largest and most attractive heads in the genus and is often used as an ornamental.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.