Luina hypoleuca

Luina hypoleuca, the littleleaf silverback,[1] is a species of the genus Luina and the family Asteraceae. It grows to 40 centimetres (16 inches) in height, its leaves 2.5–6.5 cm (1–2+12 in) long and white on the underside (hence the specific epithet, meaning 'bottom white').[2] It flowers between June and October, with yellowish rayless flower heads about 9 millimetres (38 in) long.[2] It is found in North America on open and usually rocky places between elevations of 70–2,100 metres (230–6,890 feet) in British Columbia, California, Oregon, and Washington.[3]

Luina hypoleuca
Luina hypoleuca in Mount Rainier National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Luina
Species:
L. hypoleuca
Binomial name
Luina hypoleuca

References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Luina hypoleuca". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. Spellenberg, Richard (2001) [1979]. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region (rev ed.). Knopf. pp. 384–385. ISBN 978-0-375-40233-3.
  3. "1. Luina hypoleuca Bentham". Flora of North America. 20: 626, 628.


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