Herrickia wasatchensis

Wasatch Aster

Herrickia wasatchensis (M. E. Jones) Brouillet is native to the Wasatch Mountains of Utah where it is considered vulnerable (Brouillet 2006, FNA).  The phyllaries, peduncles, bracts and upper stem leaves are covered in stalked glands.

Brouillet, L.  2006. Herrickia Wooton & Standley. pp. 361--365. In Flora North America Editorial Committee, eds. Flora of North America. Vol. 20. Asteraceae, Part 2. Astereae and Senecioneae. Oxford University Press, New York.

Last updated 28 January 2014 by J.C. Semple

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