Sphaeromeria argentea

Nuttall

Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 402. 1841.

Common names: Silver chickensage Nuttall’s false sagebrush
Endemic
Synonyms: Tanacetum nuttallii Torrey & A. Gray
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Perennials, 5–20 cm (cespitose). Stems erect, canescent. Leaves mostly basal; blades (± cuneate, 7–15 mm) entire or apices 3 (–5) -toothed or lobed, faces silvery-canescent. Heads usually 2–7 in subcapitate to corymbiform arrays (1–1.5 cm across), sometimes borne singly. Phyllaries 12–16, sparsely tomentose. Involucres 3–5 (–7) mm. Cypselae 2–2.5 mm (3–5-ribbed, apices with thickened rims, faces glabrous or sparsely gland-dotted). 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Dry hills
Elevation: 2000–2600 m

Discussion

Sphaeromeria argentea is moderately tolerant of alkali.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Sphaeromeria argentea"
not tailed +  and obtuse +
lobed;3(-5)-toothed +
scarious +
subcapitate +  and corymbiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Timothy K. Lowrey +  and Leila M. Shultz +
Nuttall +
decurrent +
compound +  and simple +
lobed;3-toothed;lobed;obovate;cuneate or linear +
Silver chickensage +  and Nuttall’s false sagebrush +
zygomorphic +, actinomorphic +  and (3-)5-merous +
bright-yellow +
winged +  and monomorphic +
obovoid +  and obconic +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Colo. +, Idaho +, Nev. +  and Wyo. +
2000–2600 m +
gland-dotted;gland-dotted +
silvery-canescent +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Dry hills +
indeterminate +
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
each +  and sessile +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
hemispheric;campanulate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
sessile +  and petiolate +
deltate +
entire +  and dentate +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
12 +  and 16 +
unequal +  and subequal +
Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. +
styliferous +, neuter +  and pistillate +
sterile +  and fertile +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
conic;nearly flat +
5 +  and 10 +
exalbuminous +
gland-dotted +
1 +  and 5 +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +
Tanacetum nuttallii +
Sphaeromeria argentea +
Sphaeromeria +
species +
campanulate +
cylindric +
60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br /> (70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br />) +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br /> (70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br />) +