Eriophyllum lanatum

Eriophyllum lanatum is moderately widely distributed in western North America. This subshrub occurs at elevations less than 4000 meters from California north to British Columbia and eastward to Montana, Wyoming, Nevada. The species is found in a variety of dry habitats.

Also known as the Common woolly sunflower, this subshrub attains a stature of ten to 100 centimeters. Linear to ovate
Leaves are one to eight centimeters long, generally glabrous above. The inflorescence may have a single to five or more heads. There are 20 to 300 disk flowers, with corollae measuring 2.5 to 5.0 millimeters across. Fruits are generally variable, but typically measure two to five mm.

Canada

Origin: Unknown/Undetermined

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

United States

Origin: Unknown/Undetermined

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

Perennials or subshrubs, 10–100 cm (sometimes flowering first year). Stems erect to decumbent (usually woolly). Leaves (proximal usually alternate): blades mostly lanceolate to oblanceolate, 1–8 cm, often 1–2(–3)-pinnately lobed, ultimate margins toothed, serrate, or entire, revolute or plane, faces hairy, often woolly (more densely abaxially, sometimes glabrate adaxially; distal leaves reduced in size and lobing). Heads borne singly or (2–5+) in corymbiform arrays. Peduncles mostly 3–30 cm. Involucres campanulate to hemispheric, 6–15 mm diam. Phyllaries 5–13(–15), distinct or connate at bases (lanceolate to ovate, carinate or plane). Ray florets 0 or 5–13(–15); laminae golden yellow to yellow, 6–20 (× 2–7) mm. Disc florets 20–300; corollas 2.5–5 mm (tubes usually glandular or glandular-hairy, glabrous in var. hallii). Cypselae 2–5 mm; pappi usually of 6–12 ovate or cuneate to lanceolate or lance-linear (often unequal), erose or lacerate scales 0.3–2 mm, sometimes coroniform, rarely 0.

Actinella lanata Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 560. 1813

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1

Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure

Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked