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Xylorhiza confertifolia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Asteraceae

Genus
  
Xylorhiza

Order
  
Asterales

Tribe
  
Astereae

Rank
  
Species

Xylorhiza confertifolia, common name Henrieville woody-aster, is a rare endemic plant species known only from Garfield and Kane Counties in southern Utah. The common name for the species refers to the Town of Henrieville, in Garfield County. It grown on barren alkaline slopes and in open pinyon-juniper woodlands at elevations of 1,400–2,300 m (4,600–7,500 ft).

Xylorhiza confertifolia is a subshrub up to 20 cm (7.9 in) tall. Leaves are very narrow and linear, generally less than 2.5 mm (0.098 in) across. Flower heads are borne singly, with white ray and yellow disc flowers.

References

Xylorhiza confertifolia Wikipedia