Stenotus acaulis var. acaulis

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Utah

• County/Municipio

  Uintah Co.

• Locality

  N of Vernal along U.S. 191 on ridge near head of The Seeps ca. 1.43 km SE of Henline Spring.

• Township, Range, Section

  2S, 22E, 18

• Elevation

  Alt. 2301 m. (7549 ft.)

• Coordinates

  40.6511, -109.489

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Voucher Specimen For Chromosome Studies
n = 18
Michael D. Windham, Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT
PLANTS OF UTAH, U.S.A.
Stenotus acaulis (Nutt.) Nutt. var. acaulis
UINTAH CO.: N of Vernal along U.S. 191 on ridge near head of The Seeps ca. 1.43 km SE of Henline Spring. T2S, R22E, Sec.
18. Lat.: 40°39,04',N Long.: '\09t29'2V’\N (WGS84 Datum). Elev.
7550 ft.
In rocky (Park City Formation) soil S-facing slope with Artemisia
& various grasses. Caespitose perennials; leaves mostly basal,
with scabrid margins & pungent, mucronate tips, obscurely shiny-
resinous; herbage & involucres slightly glandular; phyllaries acute,
uniform in thickness, green except for the margins, the midvein +
prominent; ray florets pistillate, with yellow ligules; pappus of
numerous, antrorsely barbellate bristles; cypselae sericeous.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
M.D. Windham (2727)
02 June 2003
Asteraceae
03072151
Garrett Herbarium, Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT
03072151