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Elegant Aster
Doellingeria elegans (Nutt.) Semple, Brouillet & G.A. Allen (Allen et al., Syst. Bot. 44: 939. 2019.) is native to open meadows, aspen forests, rocky open slopes in the mountains in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah. The species is distinguished by its 30–70 cm tall scabrous stems, moderately scabrellous (and sometimes glandular) linear-oblong or linear-lanceolate leaves (2-6 cm long) on both faces, and 5-8 violet to purple rays. The species is diploid (2n=18).
The species was treated as Eucephaus elegans Nutt. (Allen 2006 FNA) and has often been treated Aster perelegans A. Nelson & J. F. Macbride and sometimes Eucephalus perelegans (A. Nelson & J. F. Macbride) W. A. Weber.
Doellingeria elegans, Semple & Brouillet 7034 WAT, Idaho
Doellingeria elegans, shoots, Semple & B. Semple 11365 WAT, Idaho
Doellingeria elegans, inflorescences, Semple & B. Semple 11365 WAT, Idaho
Doellingeria elegans, head, Semple & B. Semple 11365 WAT, Idaho
Doellingeria elegans, fruit (composite image), Semple et al. 9274 WAT
Doellingeria elegans range draft JCS
Last updated 27 April 2021 by J.C. Semple
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