Status: Native
Synonyms:
Androsace diffusa Small
Androsace glandulosa Wooton & Standley
Androsace pinetorum Greene
Androsace puberulenta Rydberg
Androsace septentrionalis Linnaeus var. glandulosa (Wooton & Standley) St. John
Androsace septentrionalis Linnaeus var. puberulenta (Rydberg) Kunth
Androsace septentrionalis Linnaeus var. subulifera Gray
Androsace septentrionalis Linnaeus var. subumbellata A. Nelson
Androsace subulifera (Gray) Greene
Androsace subumbellata (A. Nelson) Small
Androsace septentrionalis is a small herb with white flowers in umbels on scapes up to 10cm tall, taller than those of Androsace occidentalis. Also, the involucral bracts of Androsace septentrionalis are sharp and awl-like, rather than the oval ones seen with Androsace occidentalis. The fruit is an ovoid capsule. Androsace septentionalis is found in moist upper elevation meadows.
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Androsace septentrionalis, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, Rocky Canyon, May 3, 2008
Androsace septentrionalis, detail of connate and ridged calyx, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, Rocky Canyon, May 3, 2008
Androsace septentrionalis, detail of awl-like involucral bracts, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, Rocky Canyon, May 3, 2008
Androsace septentrionalis, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Black Range, Emory Pass, May 24, 2009
Androsace septentrionalis, 2x macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Black Range, Emory Pass, May 24, 2009
Androsace septentrionalis, 2x macro of capsule, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Black Range, Emory Pass, May 24, 2009
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