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Scabrethia scabra (Badlands mule-ears)
Cressler, Alan

Scabrethia scabra

Scabrethia scabra (Hook.) W.A. Weber

Badlands Mule-ears

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: SCSC15

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Root Type: Tap
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate , Opposite
Inflorescence: Head
Size Notes: To about 2 feet in height.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AZ , CO , MT , NM , UT , WY

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Scabrethia scabra in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Scabrethia scabra in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Scabrethia scabra

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-13
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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