Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii (Douglas' Dustymaiden)

7/7/07 West Walker Trail from Leavitt Trail off Hwy. 108 (Sonora Hwy.),

Toiyabe National Forest, Mono County, CA

7/8/16 Dunderberg Meadow Road, Toiyabe National Forest, 
Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Douglas' Dustymaiden

SPECIES: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/7/07

LOCATION: West Walker Trail from Leavitt Trail, Hwy. 108, Sonora Hwy., Toiyabe National Forest, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Perennial herb or biennial, rarely flowering 1st year or slightly woody, not or scarcely cespitose or matted, (3)8--50[60] cm.

Stem: generally 1--5(12). 

Leaf: basal (sometimes withering) and +- cauline, 1.5--12(15) cm, hairs generally persistent. 

Inflorescence: heads (1)2--25+ per stem; longest phyllaries 9--15(17) mm. 

Ecology: Common. Rocky or gravelly ridges, talus, fell-fields, crevices; 

Elevation: (400)900--3500 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: KR, NCoRI, NCoRH, CaRH, SNH, GB, n DMtns; 

Distribution Outside California:to southern British Columbia, southern Alberta, western North Dakota, Colorado, northwestern New Mexico. 

Flowering Time: May--Sep 

Jepson eFlora Author: James D. Morefield