Hieracium greenei

A. Gray

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 69. 1883.

Endemic
Synonyms: Hieracium oregonicum Zahn
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 290. Mentioned on page 282, 293.

Plants 10–35 (–45+) cm. Stems proximally stellate-pubescent, rarely piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–3+ mm), distally usually densely, sometimes sparsely, stellate-pubescent. Leaves: basal 5–8+, cauline 2–3 (–5+); blades spatulate to oblanceolate, 35–80 (–150) × 8–15 (–25) mm, lengths 2.5–5 times widths, bases ± cuneate, margins usually entire, rarely denticulate, apices rounded to acute, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–3+ mm) and stellate-pubescent, sometimes stipitate-glandular as well, adaxial piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–3+ mm) and stellate-pubescent. Heads (3–) 8–25 (–50+) in paniculiform arrays (divaricately branched). Peduncles densely to sparsely stellate-pubescent. Calyculi: bractlets 3–5+. Involucres cylindric, 9–12 mm. Phyllaries 7–8+, apices rounded to obtuse, abaxial faces sparsely to densely stellate-pubescent. Florets 4–10 (–15+); corollas yellow, 8–10 mm. Cypselae columnar, 4–5 mm; pappi of 60–80, white or stramineous to rufous bristles in 2+ series, 7–9 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat: Openings in conifer forests, serpentines
Elevation: 900–2400 m

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Hieracium greenei"
stellate-pubescent +, stipitate-glandular +  and piloso-hirsute +
stellate-pubescent +  and piloso-hirsute +
rounded;obtuse +
scarious +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
paniculiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John L. Strother +
A. Gray +
cuneate +
compound +  and simple +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
spatulate;oblanceolate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
tuberculate +, rugose +, muricate +  and smooth +
deltate;lanceolate or linear +
filiform +
rufous +, stramineous +, sordid +  and white +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
zygomorphic +, actinomorphic +  and (3-)5-merous +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
black +  and redbrown +
Calif. +  and Oreg. +
900–2400 m +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Openings in conifer forests, serpentines +
in corymbiform , paniculiform , thyrsiform , umbelliform or nearly racemiform , arrays +  and singly +
indeterminate +
each +  and sessile +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
sessile +  and petiolate +
cauline +  and basal +
denticulate +
2-carpellate +
stramineous +  and rufous +
persistent +
stellate-pubescent +
not inflated +
Flowering Jul–Sep. +
connate +  and distinct +
subequal +  and unequal +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
flat;convex +
exalbuminous +
stellate-pubescent +  and piloso-hirsute +
scapiform +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +
Hieracium oregonicum +
Hieracium greenei +
Hieracium +
species +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (150 cm1,500 mm <br />1.5 m <br />) +
35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br /> (45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br />) +