Oreonana_clementis

<i>Oreonana clementis</i>

Oreonana clementis

Species of flowering plant

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 

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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

  1. [1]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Oreonana clementis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. [2]
    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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