familyCaryophyllaceae
subfamilyCaryophyllaceae subfam. Alsinoideae
genusEremogone
speciesEremogone congesta
Eremogone congesta var. congesta
Stems 5–30 cm, glabrous. Leaves: basal blades erect to somewhat spreading, filiform, 3–8 cm × 0.5–1 mm, herbaceous. Inflorescences capitate, often rounded, dense cymes; bracts closely enveloping sepals. Pedicels ± absent, shorter than 0.2 mm, occasionally to 2 mm, glabrous. Sepals conspicuously 1 to weakly 3-veined, 3.5–5 mm, apex obtuse to rounded. 2n = 22.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Open, gravelly or sandy soil of plains, mountain slopes, and ridges
Elevation: 1200-3500 m
Distribution
Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo.
Discussion
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Lower Taxa
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perigynous +
3-veined +
obtuse;rounded +
absent +
spongy +
distinct +
absent +
clawed +
flexuous +
herbaceous +
filiform +
branched +
arising +
absent +
woody +
1-veined +
foliaceous +
paired +
absent +
reduced +
scarious +
glabrous +
ovoid;urceolate +
absent +
woody +
reduced +
absent +
umbellate +
dense +
arising +
dish--shaped +
absent +
opposite +
distinct +
sessile +
symmetric +
inconspicuous +
crescent--shaped +
simple +
cup-shaped +
capitate +
rounded +
sessile +
congested +
opposite +
connate +
white +
narrow +
scarious +
absent +
0.3 +
prominent +
0.15mm;0.2mm +
swollen +
superior +
campylotropous +
erect +
absent +
glabrous +
perigynous +
straight +
central +
surrounding +
annular +
white +
fugacious +
1.5-2 times as long as sepals +
absent +
oblong +
absent +
Novosti Syst. Vyssh. Rast. +
1973 +
absent +
arising +
absent +
reddish-brown;black +
1;10 +
tuberculate +
1-3-veined +
not awned +
opposite +
green +
persistent +
absent +
ovate;lanceolate +
not expanding +
Endemic +
arising +
absent +
absent +
herbaceous +
erect +
glabrous +
terete +
subcapitate +
absent +
absent +
distinct +
absent +
glabrous +
filiform +
Eremogone congesta var. congesta +
Eremogone congesta +
variety +
tuberous +
ascending;recurved +
divided +
indehiscent +
entire +
perennial +
not glaucous +
horizontal +
absent +