XCaespitose Four-Nerve Daisy (Tetraneuris acaulis var. caespitosa)X
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Caespitose Four-Nerve Daisy -or- Actinea (Tetraneuris acaulis var. caespitosa), family Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)
This identification comes from the information board placed by the Denver Botanical Gardens at the Goliath Natural Area. See the plant slide for an inset of this species outer phyllaries. The densely hairy characteristic is diagnostic of the species. Other latin names for this species are: Tetraneuris brevifolia, Hymenoxys acaulis var. caespitosa, Hymenoxys acaulis var. lanata.
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Plant location: Photographed on Mt Evans at the Goliath Natural Area on June 28, 2011. GPS coordinates: N39?38.558 W105?35.566 - Elevation: 11,527'. Found in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.Plant -
Bloom season: May through September.Foliage -
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