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Stenotus acaulis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name stemless mock goldenweed.[1]

Stenotus acaulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Stenotus
Species:	S. acaulis
Binomial name
Stenotus acaulis Nutt.

It is native to the western United States, where it grows in rocky soils in sagebrush plateau and mountain habitats.

Description

Stenotus acaulis is a perennial herb usually forming a compact tuft or mat of hairless to hairy and sometimes glandular herbage. The linear to widely lance-shaped leaves are up to 8 or 10 centimeters long with rigid, hair-lined edges.

The inflorescence is a solitary flower head or small cluster of a few heads. The flower head contains yellow disc florets and several yellow ray florets each about a centimeter long.

References

External links

• Database: Stenotus acaulis (Stemless mock goldenweed)
• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Stenotus acaulis
• USDA Plants Profile for Stenotus acaulis (stemless mock goldenweed)
• Flora of North America: Stenotus acaulis
• UC CalPhotos gallery of Stenotus acaulis

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