- Hulsea algida
Taxobox
name = "Hulsea algida"
image_width = 200px
image_caption =
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
genus = "Hulsea "
species = "H. algida"
binomial = "Hulsea algida"
binomial_authority = Gray
synonyms = "Hulsea caespitosa"
"Hulsea carnosa"
"Hulsea nevadensis""Hulsea algida" is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Pacific hulsea. It is native to the western United States from
California toMontana where it grows in alpine andsubalpine talus habitats. This is a hairy, glandular perennial herb producing stout erect stems approaching 40 centimeters in maximum height. The dark green leaves are narrow and covered in white hairs, and the edges are wavy and toothed. Most of the leaves occur in a thick patch at the base of the plant and some grow from the stems. The flower head is encased in a cup of densely woolly reddish green phyllaries which open to reveal a daisylike bloom one to three centimeters across. The center of the head is filled with yellow or orange disc florets and the circumference has up to 60 bright yellow or gold ray florets each about a centimeter long with rounded or toothed tips. The fruit is anachene up to a centimeter long with a pappus which may be longer.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1412,1413 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HUAL USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Hulsea+algida Photo gallery]
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