Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus

Woolly stenotus

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.2

Woolly stenotus is a rare (CNPS 2B.2) California native perennial found in southern Modoc Plateau in Lassen County in sagebrush scrub, juniper woodland, and dry meadows at elevations around 1,500 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces yellow flowers in solitary heads 9 to 15 millimeters wide with 9 to 17 ray flowers. Growing loosely clustered with erect stems, it forms a delicate clumped habit with linear to linear-oblanceolate leaves concentrated on the lower two-thirds of the stem. Its leaves are slender and narrow, arranged along the stem with a sparse, understated arrangement. The fruit is thinly covered with silky hairs, giving the plant a soft, delicate texture.

Habitat: Shallow, rocky soils, sagebrush scrub, juniper woodland, dry meadows

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: +- 1500 m.

Bioregions: s MP (Lassen Co.)

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