Krascheninnikovia lanata (Winter Fat)

8/18/11 Alabama Hills, Lone Pine Region, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA 

8/18/11 Alabama Hills, Lone Pine Region, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA 

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Winter Fat

SPECIES:Krascheninnikovia lanata 

FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 8/28/2011

LOCATION: Alabama Hills, Lone Pine Region, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA 

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Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Generally 5--10 dm; hairs white, +- rust-colored in age. 

Leaf: 1--4 cm, 1.5--5 mm wide, margins generally inrolled; petiole 1.5--3.5 mm. 

Inflorescence: 3--19 cm; staminate flowers many; pistillate flowers 1--4 in proximal axils. 

Staminate Flower: bracts 0; perianth lobes 1--2 mm, densely hairy; stamens exserted. 

Pistillate Flower: bracts 4--7.5 mm in fruit, densely hairy; stigmas exserted. Fruit: 2.5--3.5 mm, white-hairy. 

Ecology: Rocky to clay soils, flats, gentle slopes; 

Elevation: 100--2700 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: Teh, s SnJV, WTR (n slope), GB, DMoj; 

Distribution Outside California: to Washington, north-central United States, New Mexico, northern Mexico. 

Flowering Time: May--Jul 

Synonyms: Ceratoides lanata (Pursh) J.T. Howell; Eurotia lanata (Pursh) Moq.

eFlora Treatment Author: Margriet Wetherwax & Dieter H. Wilken