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+1⁄2 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 (3⁄8 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]
Top view
Leaf bottom
| Luina hypoleuca | |
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| Luina hypoleuca in Mount Rainier National Park | |
Scientific 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
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Luina hypoleuca". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- 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.
- "1. Luina hypoleuca Bentham". Flora of North America. 20: 626, 628.
External links
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