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Caespitose Four-Nerve Daisy
Tetaneuris acaulis caespitosa
40.3559, -105.718
Field Notes
Description:
This member of the Aster family is a perennial herb, to 8 cm high, that has woolly stems each bearing a single flower. The 5 cm leaves are linear, woolly, and resemble pitchforks at the tip. The flower disc is 2.5 cm with ray flowers 1.3 cm in length; rays have a 3-lobed tip.
Habitat:
Alpine in open areas.
Notes:
This specimen was above timberline near the Alpine Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park. The flowers look very large for such a short plant.
Reference: Ells, James. Rocky Mountain Flora. 2nd ed. Colorado Mountain Club Press. 2011
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 3, 2014
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