Oreonana clementis

Oreonana clementis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Oreonana
Species: O. clementis
Binomial name
Oreonana clementis
(M.E.Jones) Jeps.

Oreonana clementis, the pygmy mountainparsley,[1] is a perennial plant in the carrot family (Apiaceae) that grows in the United States Sierra Nevada mountain range.[2]:18, 115

Habitat and range

It can be found in the Sierra Nevada from 5,500 to 13,000 feet (1,700 to 4,000 m), in dry, granitic gravels.[2]:18, 115

Description

A tuft of 1 inch (2.5 cm), gray, hairy leaves are attached directly to the root, with no stems.[2]:18, 115

Balls of whitish flower clusters on short stems occur from May to August.[2]:18, 115

References

  1. "Oreonana clementis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Philip A. Munz (2003). Dianne Lake; Phyllis M. Faber, eds. Introduction to California Mountain Wildflowers. University of California Press. ISBN 0520236351.
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