Oreonana clementis

Oreonana clementis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Oreonana
Species:	O. clementis
Binomial name
	Oreonana clementis; (M.E.Jones) Jeps.

Oreonana clementis, the pygmy mountainparsley,[1] is a perennial plant in the carrot family (Apiaceae) that grows in the United States Sierra Nevada mountain range.[2]^{:18, 115}

Habitat and range

It can be found in the Sierra Nevada from 5,500 to 13,000 feet (1,700 to 4,000 m), in dry, granitic gravels.[2]^{:18, 115}

Description

A tuft of 1 inch (2.5 cm), gray, hairy leaves are attached directly to the root, with no stems.[2]^{:18, 115}

Balls of whitish flower clusters on short stems occur from May to August.[2]^{:18, 115}

References

"Oreonana clementis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
Philip A. Munz (2003). Dianne Lake; Phyllis M. Faber (eds.). Introduction to California Mountain Wildflowers. University of California Press. ISBN 0520236351.

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[1] "Oreonana clementis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

[ICMW-2] Philip A. Munz (2003). Dianne Lake; Phyllis M. Faber (eds.). Introduction to California Mountain Wildflowers. University of California Press. ISBN 0520236351.