Hairy gayfeather

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Hairy gayfeather phyllaries

Hairy gayfeather leaf

Hairy gayfeather inflorescence

Hairy gayfeather head

Hairy gayfeather florets

Hairy gayfeather

Hairy gayfeather florets

Hairy gayfeather leaves

Hairy gayfeather leaf surface

Hairy gayfeather

Hairy gayfeather

Morphology

Stem

Mostly erect, hirsute.

Leaves

Basal and cauline, alternate; blade 3-5-nerved, linear, 2 to 6.7 inches long, 1/8 to 1/3 inch wide, gradually reduced distally, margins entire, tip tapering to long point.

Inflorescence

Heads discoid, solitary or few in loose raceme-like or spike-like arrays. Involucres cylindric to narrowly campanulate, 1/2 to 7/10 inch tall, 1/4 to 2/5 inch wide. Phyllaries in 5-7 series, ovate-triangular to oblong-triangular, margins ciliate, apex usually abruptly short-acuminate, spreading to reflexed.

Flower

Ray florets 0. Disk florets 13-30, 2/5 to 3/5 inch long; corollas lavender to purple, lobes pubescent adaxially.

Fruit

Achenes prismatic with bases narrowed, 10-ribbed, .2 to .28 inch; pappus of plumose bristles ca. 1/3 inch.

Ecology

Habitat

Tallgrass prairies, glades, rock outcrops

Distribution

East 1/3 of Kansas

Additional Notes

Synonyms

Alternative scientific names that have been used for this plant.