Herrickia kingii var. kingii

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 362.

Leaves entire. Ray-florets white to pale lavender. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering summer–early fall.
Habitat: Rocky slopes and cliff crevices of mountains in subalpine coniferous forests, douglas fir-white fir, mountain brush and cottonwood communities, on calcareous or granitic substrates
Elevation: 1700–3300 m

Discussion

Variety kingii is known only from the Wasatch Mountains, from Mt. Nebo northwards (Juab, Millard, and Salt Lake counties).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
distinct +
squarrose +  and appressed +
acute;long-acuminate +
subequal +
callous +  and mucronate-indurate +
usually triangular +  and linear +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Luc Brouillet +
(D. C. Eaton) Brouillet +
attenuate +
indurate +
Aster kingii +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
oblanceolate;spatulate +
reduced +
rugulose +  and muricate +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (?) +
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
pale-yellow +, white +  and lavender +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
ampliate +
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
beaked +, 2-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
compressed +  and fusiform +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
1700–3300 m +
strigillose +, stipitate-glandular +  and glabrous +
scabrellous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Rocky slopes and cliff crevices of mountains in subalpine coniferous forests, douglas fir-white fir, mountain brush and cottonwood communities, on calcareous or granitic substrates +
in more or less corymbiform arrays +  and singly +
indeterminate +
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
each +  and sessile +
hemispheric-campanulate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
petiolate +  and sessile +
marcescent +
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
erect;spreading +
lanceolate +
serrate +  and entire +
stipitate-glandular +  and eciliate +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
stipitate-glandular +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br />) +
Flowering summer–early fall. +
lanceolate +  and linear-lanceolate +
white +  and pale lavender +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
flat;slightly convex +
exalbuminous +
branched +  and simple +
long-stipitate-glandular +
1 +  and 5 +
scabridulous +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +  and smooth +
Machaeranthera kingii +  and Tonestus kingii +
Herrickia kingii var. kingii +
Herrickia kingii +
variety +
0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
slightly longer +
ampliate +
0.26 cm2.6 mm <br />0.0026 m <br /> (0.29 cm2.9 mm <br />0.0029 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +