Askellia elegans

Askellia elegans (elegant hawksbeard)[6] is a species of North American plants in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family. It is native to central and western Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario) and the northwestern United States (Alaska, Montana, Wyoming).[7]

Askellia elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Genus:
Askellia
Species:
A. elegans
Binomial name
Askellia elegans
(Hook.) W.A.Weber, 1984[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Barkhausia elegans (Hook.) Nutt.[3]
  • Crepis elegans Hook.[4]
  • Hieracioides elegans (Hook.) Kuntze
  • Youngia elegans (Hook.) Rydb.[5]

Askellia elegans is a perennial up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall, with a deep taproot and large underground caudex. Stems are sometimes erect, but sometimes trailing along the ground. One plant can have more than 100 small flower heads, each with 6-10 yellow ray florets but no disc florets.[8]

References
  1. W.A. Weber Phytologia 55(1): 6 1984
  2. The Plant List, Askellia elegans (Hook.) W.A.Weber
  3. Nutt. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s. 7: 435 1841
  4. Hook. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1(6): 297 1833
  5. Rydb. Fl. Rocky Mts. 1069 1917
  6. "Crepis elegans". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  7. Biota of North America Program, 2014 state-level distribution map
  8. Flora of North America Elegant hawksbeard, Crepis elegans Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 297. 1833.
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