Hulsea algida

A. Gray

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 547. 1865.

Common names: Pacific or alpine alpinegold
Endemic
Synonyms: Hulsea caespitosa A. Nelson & P. B. Kennedy Hulsea carnosa Rydberg Hulsea nevadensis Gandoger
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 396. Mentioned on page 397.

Perennials, (10–)20–40 cm. Stems 1–15+, sparsely lanate. Leaves mostly basal (cauline relatively few); blades green, narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly spatulate, 5–11 cm, margins sinuate, lobed, or toothed (lobes or teeth triangular), faces sparsely to moderately lanate and glandular-puberulent; distal cauline leaves oblong to narrowly lanceolate, much reduced. Heads 1. Involucres obconic to hemispheric, 12–25 mm diam. Phyllaries 8–15 mm, outer lanceolate, apices acute to attenuate. Ray florets 28–59; corolla tubes glabrous, laminae yellow, 8–12 mm. Disc corollas yellow. Cypselae 6–10 mm; pappus scales subequal, 1–1.5 mm. 2n = 38.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Subalpine to alpine rocky slopes, talus, on various substrates
Elevation: 2700–4000 m

Distribution

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Calif., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Wyo.

Discussion

Plants of Hulsea algida from the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon tend to have smaller, more lanate leaves than those elsewhere and have heads slightly larger than those of H. nana. They deserve further study.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Dieter H. Wilken +
A. Gray +
Pacific or alpine alpinegold +
Calif. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +  and Wyo. +
2700–4000 m +
Subalpine to alpine rocky slopes, talus, on various substrates +
Flowering summer. +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
Hulsea caespitosa +, Hulsea carnosa +  and Hulsea nevadensis +
Hulsea algida +
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