Sphaeromeria diversifolia

(D. C. Eaton) Rydberg

in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 34: 242. 1916.

Common names: Separateleaf chickensage or false sagebrush
Endemic
Basionym: Tanacetum diversifolium D. C. Eaton in S. Watson, Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 180, plate 19, figs. 1–7. 1871
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 501. Mentioned on page 499.

Subshrubs, 15–40 cm (aromatic). Stems erect, glabrous. Leaves mostly cauline; blades (green, mostly linear, 15–80 mm) entire or irregularly toothed or lobed, faces glabrous. Heads 5–20(–30) in corymbiform or subumbelliform arrays (1.3–5.6 cm across, as wide as or wider than long). Involucres 2–4 mm. Phyllaries 8–12(–14), glabrate or sparsely hairy. Cypselae 0.5–1 mm (apices with irregular, thickened rims, faces glabrous or gland-dotted).


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat: Crevices of cliffs, steep rocky slopes, usually on limestone, sometimes on quartzite
Elevation: 1700–2700 m

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Sphaeromeria diversifolia"
Timothy K. Lowrey +  and Leila M. Shultz +
(D. C. Eaton) Rydberg +
Tanacetum diversifolium +
Separateleaf chickensage or false sagebrush +
Nev. +  and Utah. +
1700–2700 m +
Crevices of cliffs, steep rocky slopes, usually on limestone, sometimes on quartzite +
Flowering Jul–Sep. +
in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. +
Compositae +
Sphaeromeria diversifolia +
Sphaeromeria +
species +